Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2025
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.
- coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 36.44%, a 0.58% increase from 2014.
- coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 35.86%, a 1.19% increase from 2013.
- coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 34.68%, a 0.3% increase from 2012.
- coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 34.38%, a 1.58% increase from 2011.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
% of Electricity from Coal |
| Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
36.44% |
0.58% |
| 2014 |
35.86% |
1.19% |
| 2013 |
34.68% |
0.30% |
| 2012 |
34.38% |
1.58% |
| 2011 |
32.80% |
0.61% |
| 2010 |
32.19% |
0.19% |
| 2009 |
32.00% |
0.05% |
| 2008 |
31.95% |
-0.39% |
| 2007 |
32.34% |
0.02% |
| 2006 |
32.32% |
0.07% |
| 2005 |
32.25% |
-0.25% |
| 2004 |
32.50% |
-0.45% |
| 2003 |
32.95% |
-0.60% |
| 2002 |
33.55% |
-0.10% |
| 2001 |
33.65% |
0.47% |
| 2000 |
33.18% |
0.24% |
| 1999 |
32.94% |
0.12% |
| 1998 |
32.82% |
-0.90% |
| 1997 |
33.72% |
-0.22% |
| 1996 |
33.94% |
0.71% |
| 1995 |
33.23% |
0.50% |
| 1994 |
32.73% |
-0.23% |
| 1993 |
32.96% |
0.63% |
| 1992 |
32.32% |
-0.01% |
| 1991 |
32.34% |
0.34% |
| 1990 |
31.99% |
-0.18% |
| 1989 |
32.18% |
0.90% |
| 1988 |
31.28% |
-1.36% |
| 1987 |
32.65% |
0.49% |
| 1986 |
32.15% |
0.33% |
| 1985 |
31.83% |
1.46% |
| 1984 |
30.36% |
0.71% |
| 1983 |
29.65% |
0.33% |
| 1982 |
29.33% |
0.80% |
| 1981 |
28.52% |
1.11% |
| 1980 |
27.41% |
0.28% |
| 1979 |
27.12% |
-0.61% |
| 1978 |
27.73% |
-1.12% |
| 1977 |
28.85% |
-1.47% |
| 1976 |
30.33% |
0.04% |
| 1975 |
30.28% |
-0.45% |
| 1974 |
30.73% |
0.49% |
| 1973 |
30.24% |
-0.99% |
| 1972 |
31.23% |
-0.12% |
| 1971 |
31.35% |
-0.12% |
