Coal share of electricity in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 0.94%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 63.63 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.94 | −0.64 pp |
| 2023 | 1.57 | −0.54 pp |
| 2022 | 2.11 | −0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 2.51 | +0.34 pp |
| 2020 | 2.17 | −0.29 pp |
| 2019 | 2.46 | −2.88 pp |
| 2018 | 5.34 | −1.56 pp |
| 2017 | 6.9 | −2.42 pp |
| 2016 | 9.32 | −13.45 pp |
| 2015 | 22.77 | −7.33 pp |
| 2014 | 30.1 | −6.66 pp |
| 2013 | 36.76 | −2.82 pp |
| 2012 | 39.58 | +9.83 pp |
| 2011 | 29.74 | +1.34 pp |
| 2010 | 28.4 | +0.69 pp |
| 2009 | 27.72 | −4.62 pp |
| 2008 | 32.34 | −2.31 pp |
| 2007 | 34.65 | −3.23 pp |
| 2006 | 37.88 | +3.65 pp |
| 2005 | 34.22 | +0.39 pp |
| 2004 | 33.83 | −1.29 pp |
| 2003 | 35.12 | +2.66 pp |
| 2002 | 32.46 | −2.12 pp |
| 2001 | 34.58 | +2.14 pp |
| 2000 | 32.43 | +3.01 pp |
| 1999 | 29.43 | −5.06 pp |
| 1998 | 34.49 | −0.29 pp |
| 1997 | 34.78 | −7.19 pp |
| 1996 | 41.97 | −4.49 pp |
| 1995 | 46.46 | −2.95 pp |
| 1994 | 49.42 | −3.58 pp |
| 1993 | 53 | −7.31 pp |
| 1992 | 60.32 | −5.18 pp |
| 1991 | 65.49 | +0.93 pp |
| 1990 | 64.56 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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