Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2025
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 28.58%, a 2.42% decline from 2014.
- coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 31.00%, a 0.7% decline from 2013.
- coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 31.70%, a 0.33% increase from 2012.
- coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 31.37%, a 1.27% decline from 2011.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
% of Electricity from Coal |
| Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
28.58% |
-2.42% |
| 2014 |
31.00% |
-0.70% |
| 2013 |
31.70% |
0.33% |
| 2012 |
31.37% |
-1.27% |
| 2011 |
32.64% |
-0.81% |
| 2010 |
33.45% |
-0.33% |
| 2009 |
33.78% |
-1.80% |
| 2008 |
35.57% |
-0.86% |
| 2007 |
36.44% |
-0.32% |
| 2006 |
36.76% |
-0.34% |
| 2005 |
37.10% |
-0.27% |
| 2004 |
37.37% |
-0.91% |
| 2003 |
38.28% |
0.72% |
| 2002 |
37.56% |
-0.12% |
| 2001 |
37.69% |
-0.59% |
| 2000 |
38.28% |
0.97% |
| 1999 |
37.31% |
-0.62% |
| 1998 |
37.93% |
-0.07% |
| 1997 |
38.00% |
-0.05% |
| 1996 |
38.05% |
0.51% |
| 1995 |
37.54% |
-0.45% |
| 1994 |
37.99% |
-0.58% |
| 1993 |
38.56% |
-0.29% |
| 1992 |
38.85% |
-0.24% |
| 1991 |
39.08% |
-0.36% |
| 1990 |
39.44% |
-0.91% |
| 1989 |
40.35% |
-1.06% |
| 1988 |
41.41% |
-0.22% |
| 1987 |
41.63% |
0.28% |
| 1986 |
41.35% |
-0.60% |
| 1985 |
41.95% |
0.83% |
| 1984 |
41.12% |
-0.59% |
| 1983 |
41.72% |
0.58% |
| 1982 |
41.14% |
0.86% |
| 1981 |
40.28% |
0.18% |
| 1980 |
40.10% |
2.39% |
| 1979 |
37.71% |
1.47% |
| 1978 |
36.24% |
-1.07% |
| 1977 |
37.30% |
-0.23% |
| 1976 |
37.54% |
1.51% |
| 1975 |
36.03% |
0.35% |
| 1974 |
35.68% |
-1.59% |
| 1973 |
37.26% |
0.19% |
| 1972 |
37.07% |
-1.78% |
| 1971 |
38.85% |
-0.46% |
| 1970 |
39.31% |
-2.25% |
| 1969 |
41.56% |
-2.23% |
| 1968 |
43.79% |
-0.51% |
| 1967 |
44.30% |
-0.24% |
| 1966 |
44.54% |
-1.06% |
| 1965 |
45.60% |
-0.51% |
| 1964 |
46.10% |
-0.50% |
| 1963 |
46.60% |
0.19% |
| 1962 |
46.41% |
0.68% |
| 1961 |
45.73% |
-0.17% |
| 1960 |
45.90% |
-0.17% |
