Coal share of electricity in Western Asia in 2021 — 8.77%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.11 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.77 | −0.64 pp |
| 2020 | 9.41 | −0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 10.11 | −0.18 pp |
| 2018 | 10.28 | +0.96 pp |
| 2017 | 9.33 | −0.41 pp |
| 2016 | 9.73 | +0.59 pp |
| 2015 | 9.14 | −0.54 pp |
| 2014 | 9.68 | +0.35 pp |
| 2013 | 9.33 | −1.35 pp |
| 2012 | 10.68 | +0.09 pp |
| 2011 | 10.59 | +0.83 pp |
| 2010 | 9.75 | −1.15 pp |
| 2009 | 10.9 | −0.65 pp |
| 2008 | 11.55 | −0.16 pp |
| 2007 | 11.72 | +0.36 pp |
| 2006 | 11.35 | −0.22 pp |
| 2005 | 11.58 | +0.39 pp |
| 2004 | 11.19 | −0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 11.32 | −0.48 pp |
| 2002 | 11.8 | −1.42 pp |
| 2001 | 13.22 | +0.34 pp |
| 2000 | 12.88 | — |
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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