East Asia & Pacific Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024
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.
- East Asia & Pacific coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 59.37%, a 1.07% decline from 2014.
- East Asia & Pacific coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 60.43%, a 1.58% decline from 2013.
- East Asia & Pacific coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 62.01%, a 0.44% increase from 2012.
- East Asia & Pacific coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 61.57%, a 0.97% decline from 2011.
| East Asia & Pacific Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
59.37% |
-1.07% |
| 2014 |
60.43% |
-1.58% |
| 2013 |
62.01% |
0.44% |
| 2012 |
61.57% |
-0.97% |
| 2011 |
62.54% |
2.43% |
| 2010 |
60.11% |
-0.58% |
| 2009 |
60.68% |
0.71% |
| 2008 |
59.97% |
-0.58% |
| 2007 |
60.55% |
1.77% |
| 2006 |
58.78% |
1.80% |
| 2005 |
56.98% |
1.81% |
| 2004 |
55.17% |
0.39% |
| 2003 |
54.78% |
2.86% |
| 2002 |
51.92% |
1.40% |
| 2001 |
50.53% |
1.15% |
| 2000 |
49.38% |
1.89% |
| 1999 |
47.49% |
1.59% |
| 1998 |
45.90% |
0.62% |
| 1997 |
45.28% |
0.67% |
| 1996 |
44.60% |
1.69% |
| 1995 |
42.92% |
0.19% |
| 1994 |
42.73% |
0.84% |
| 1993 |
41.89% |
0.87% |
| 1992 |
41.02% |
1.85% |
| 1991 |
39.17% |
1.35% |
| 1990 |
37.82% |
-0.67% |
| 1989 |
38.49% |
0.19% |
| 1988 |
38.31% |
0.26% |
| 1987 |
38.04% |
1.02% |
| 1986 |
37.02% |
1.77% |
| 1985 |
35.25% |
3.27% |
| 1984 |
31.99% |
2.82% |
| 1983 |
29.16% |
1.35% |
| 1982 |
27.81% |
1.32% |
| 1981 |
26.49% |
0.43% |
| 1980 |
26.06% |
0.70% |
| 1979 |
25.36% |
-0.46% |
| 1978 |
25.82% |
0.70% |
| 1977 |
25.12% |
2.21% |
| 1976 |
22.91% |
-1.86% |
| 1975 |
24.77% |
0.77% |
| 1974 |
24.00% |
-0.01% |
| 1973 |
24.02% |
-1.84% |
| 1972 |
25.86% |
-2.82% |
| 1971 |
28.68% |
-2.82% |
