Coal share of electricity in the United States in 2024 — 15.69%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 37.12 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.69 | −0.98 pp |
| 2023 | 16.66 | −3.65 pp |
| 2022 | 20.32 | −2.35 pp |
| 2021 | 22.67 | +2.58 pp |
| 2020 | 20.09 | −4.26 pp |
| 2019 | 24.35 | −4.2 pp |
| 2018 | 28.55 | −2.28 pp |
| 2017 | 30.83 | −0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 31.33 | −2.74 pp |
| 2015 | 34.07 | −5.38 pp |
| 2014 | 39.46 | −0.31 pp |
| 2013 | 39.76 | +1.46 pp |
| 2012 | 38.3 | −4.82 pp |
| 2011 | 43.12 | −2.43 pp |
| 2010 | 45.55 | +0.36 pp |
| 2009 | 45.19 | −3.63 pp |
| 2008 | 48.82 | +0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 48.7 | −0.77 pp |
| 2006 | 49.47 | −0.68 pp |
| 2005 | 50.16 | +0.08 pp |
| 2004 | 50.07 | −0.97 pp |
| 2003 | 51.04 | +0.69 pp |
| 2002 | 50.35 | −0.93 pp |
| 2001 | 51.28 | −1.27 pp |
| 2000 | 52.55 | +0.75 pp |
| 1999 | 51.8 | −0.58 pp |
| 1998 | 52.38 | −1.06 pp |
| 1997 | 53.44 | +1.09 pp |
| 1996 | 52.35 | +1.19 pp |
| 1995 | 51.16 | −1.03 pp |
| 1994 | 52.19 | −0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 53.09 | +0.18 pp |
| 1992 | 52.91 | +0.64 pp |
| 1991 | 52.26 | −0.54 pp |
| 1990 | 52.81 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
2.93
United States
15.69
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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