Australia Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- Australia coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 62.87%, a 1.71% increase from 2014.
- Australia coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 61.16%, a 2.55% decline from 2013.
- Australia coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 63.72%, a 4.84% decline from 2012.
- Australia coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 68.56%, a 0.57% increase from 2011.
| Australia Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
62.87% |
1.71% |
| 2014 |
61.16% |
-2.55% |
| 2013 |
63.72% |
-4.84% |
| 2012 |
68.56% |
0.57% |
| 2011 |
67.99% |
-3.34% |
| 2010 |
71.33% |
-3.57% |
| 2009 |
74.90% |
-0.93% |
| 2008 |
75.83% |
-1.22% |
| 2007 |
77.05% |
-2.57% |
| 2006 |
79.62% |
0.09% |
| 2005 |
79.53% |
1.87% |
| 2004 |
77.66% |
0.17% |
| 2003 |
77.49% |
0.38% |
| 2002 |
77.11% |
-6.18% |
| 2001 |
83.29% |
0.26% |
| 2000 |
83.03% |
0.28% |
| 1999 |
82.75% |
-1.25% |
| 1998 |
84.00% |
1.04% |
| 1997 |
82.96% |
0.80% |
| 1996 |
82.17% |
2.01% |
| 1995 |
80.16% |
-0.96% |
| 1994 |
81.12% |
0.68% |
| 1993 |
80.44% |
-0.70% |
| 1992 |
81.14% |
0.79% |
| 1991 |
80.35% |
1.62% |
| 1990 |
78.74% |
1.46% |
| 1989 |
77.28% |
0.56% |
| 1988 |
76.72% |
0.18% |
| 1987 |
76.54% |
2.48% |
| 1986 |
74.06% |
-0.63% |
| 1985 |
74.69% |
1.48% |
| 1984 |
73.21% |
0.07% |
| 1983 |
73.13% |
2.07% |
| 1982 |
71.07% |
-0.07% |
| 1981 |
71.14% |
-2.11% |
| 1980 |
73.25% |
3.45% |
| 1979 |
69.81% |
-0.94% |
| 1978 |
70.75% |
-1.68% |
| 1977 |
72.43% |
4.07% |
| 1976 |
68.36% |
-0.46% |
| 1975 |
68.82% |
1.04% |
| 1974 |
67.78% |
-7.10% |
| 1973 |
74.88% |
2.96% |
| 1972 |
71.93% |
0.89% |
| 1971 |
71.03% |
-4.93% |
| 1970 |
75.97% |
-0.17% |
| 1969 |
76.14% |
-0.58% |
| 1968 |
76.72% |
1.05% |
| 1967 |
75.67% |
-0.09% |
| 1966 |
75.76% |
5.01% |
| 1965 |
70.75% |
-1.96% |
| 1964 |
72.71% |
0.85% |
| 1963 |
71.86% |
-3.72% |
| 1962 |
75.58% |
2.58% |
| 1961 |
73.00% |
-1.42% |
| 1960 |
74.42% |
-1.42% |
