Canada 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.
- Canada coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 9.84%, a 0.08% decline from 2014.
- Canada coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 9.92%, a 0.12% increase from 2013.
- Canada coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 9.80%, a 0.32% decline from 2012.
- Canada coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 10.12%, a 1.7% decline from 2011.
| Canada Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
9.84% |
-0.08% |
| 2014 |
9.92% |
0.12% |
| 2013 |
9.80% |
-0.32% |
| 2012 |
10.12% |
-1.70% |
| 2011 |
11.81% |
-1.36% |
| 2010 |
13.17% |
0.25% |
| 2009 |
12.92% |
-1.95% |
| 2008 |
14.87% |
-1.24% |
| 2007 |
16.10% |
0.85% |
| 2006 |
15.25% |
-0.96% |
| 2005 |
16.21% |
-0.67% |
| 2004 |
16.88% |
-2.23% |
| 2003 |
19.11% |
-0.50% |
| 2002 |
19.60% |
-0.39% |
| 2001 |
19.99% |
0.57% |
| 2000 |
19.42% |
0.78% |
| 1999 |
18.64% |
-0.39% |
| 1998 |
19.03% |
1.70% |
| 1997 |
17.33% |
1.62% |
| 1996 |
15.71% |
0.10% |
| 1995 |
15.61% |
0.01% |
| 1994 |
15.59% |
0.11% |
| 1993 |
15.48% |
-1.82% |
| 1992 |
17.30% |
-0.10% |
| 1991 |
17.40% |
0.35% |
| 1990 |
17.06% |
-1.31% |
| 1989 |
18.37% |
0.23% |
| 1988 |
18.14% |
1.17% |
| 1987 |
16.98% |
1.68% |
| 1986 |
15.30% |
-2.02% |
| 1985 |
17.32% |
-1.90% |
| 1984 |
19.21% |
1.13% |
| 1983 |
18.09% |
0.22% |
| 1982 |
17.86% |
1.61% |
| 1981 |
16.26% |
0.23% |
| 1980 |
16.02% |
1.35% |
| 1979 |
14.67% |
0.12% |
| 1978 |
14.56% |
-0.45% |
| 1977 |
15.00% |
1.28% |
| 1976 |
13.72% |
0.61% |
| 1975 |
13.11% |
0.84% |
| 1974 |
12.27% |
-0.65% |
| 1973 |
12.92% |
-4.23% |
| 1972 |
17.15% |
-1.65% |
| 1971 |
18.80% |
0.87% |
| 1970 |
17.93% |
2.85% |
| 1969 |
15.08% |
-0.03% |
| 1968 |
15.11% |
1.55% |
| 1967 |
13.56% |
1.21% |
| 1966 |
12.35% |
-1.07% |
| 1965 |
13.43% |
1.53% |
| 1964 |
11.89% |
0.98% |
| 1963 |
10.92% |
3.82% |
| 1962 |
7.10% |
3.05% |
| 1961 |
4.05% |
0.68% |
| 1960 |
3.38% |
0.68% |
