Coal Usage/Consumption 1990-2025

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 23.07%, a 0.37% decline from 2014.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 23.45%, a 0.58% decline from 2013.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 24.03%, a 0.23% decline from 2012.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 24.27%, a 0.24% decline from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Electricity from Coal
Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Coal Annual Change
2015 23.07% -0.37%
2014 23.45% -0.58%
2013 24.03% -0.23%
2012 24.27% -0.24%
2011 24.51% 0.98%
2010 23.53% -0.56%
2009 24.09% -1.62%
2008 25.71% 1.86%
2007 23.85% 0.36%
2006 23.49% 0.99%
2005 22.50% 0.51%
2004 21.99% -1.45%
2003 23.44% 0.00%
2002 23.44% -0.52%
2001 23.97% -0.04%
2000 24.00% 0.67%
1999 23.33% -0.71%
1998 24.04% 0.20%
1997 23.84% 0.27%
1996 23.56% -0.87%
1995 24.43% -0.37%
1994 24.80% 1.85%
1993 22.95% -0.65%
1992 23.60% 0.69%
1991 22.91% -0.25%
1990 23.16% -0.25%