European Union 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.
- European Union coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 25.64%, a 0.05% increase from 2014.
- European Union coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 25.60%, a 0.72% decline from 2013.
- European Union coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 26.31%, a 0.27% decline from 2012.
- European Union coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 26.59%, a 0.58% increase from 2011.
| European Union Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
25.64% |
0.05% |
| 2014 |
25.60% |
-0.72% |
| 2013 |
26.31% |
-0.27% |
| 2012 |
26.59% |
0.58% |
| 2011 |
26.01% |
1.17% |
| 2010 |
24.84% |
-0.99% |
| 2009 |
25.83% |
-0.81% |
| 2008 |
26.64% |
-2.60% |
| 2007 |
29.24% |
0.35% |
| 2006 |
28.89% |
-0.23% |
| 2005 |
29.11% |
-1.05% |
| 2004 |
30.16% |
-1.27% |
| 2003 |
31.44% |
0.42% |
| 2002 |
31.02% |
0.53% |
| 2001 |
30.49% |
-1.13% |
| 2000 |
31.62% |
0.80% |
| 1999 |
30.81% |
-0.89% |
| 1998 |
31.70% |
-0.27% |
| 1997 |
31.97% |
-1.09% |
| 1996 |
33.06% |
-0.44% |
| 1995 |
33.50% |
-0.27% |
| 1994 |
33.77% |
-0.08% |
| 1993 |
33.85% |
-0.95% |
| 1992 |
34.80% |
-0.95% |
| 1991 |
35.75% |
-0.73% |
| 1990 |
36.48% |
-0.22% |
| 1989 |
36.69% |
0.44% |
| 1988 |
36.26% |
-0.84% |
| 1987 |
37.10% |
-0.97% |
| 1986 |
38.07% |
-0.97% |
| 1985 |
39.04% |
-1.09% |
| 1984 |
40.13% |
-1.09% |
| 1983 |
41.21% |
0.04% |
| 1982 |
41.17% |
2.15% |
| 1981 |
39.02% |
-1.22% |
| 1980 |
40.25% |
1.27% |
| 1979 |
38.97% |
0.04% |
| 1978 |
38.93% |
0.26% |
| 1977 |
38.68% |
-0.97% |
| 1976 |
39.65% |
1.98% |
| 1975 |
37.67% |
-0.61% |
| 1974 |
38.28% |
-0.53% |
| 1973 |
38.80% |
-1.53% |
| 1972 |
40.33% |
-2.29% |
| 1971 |
42.63% |
5.09% |
| 1970 |
37.53% |
-0.69% |
| 1969 |
38.22% |
-1.63% |
| 1968 |
39.85% |
-0.80% |
| 1967 |
40.66% |
1.33% |
| 1966 |
39.32% |
-2.26% |
| 1965 |
41.59% |
-1.27% |
| 1964 |
42.86% |
0.68% |
| 1963 |
42.18% |
-2.17% |
| 1962 |
44.34% |
0.86% |
| 1961 |
43.48% |
0.48% |
| 1960 |
43.00% |
0.48% |
