Japan 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.
- Japan coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 33.15%, a 0.41% increase from 2014.
- Japan coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 32.74%, a 0.18% decline from 2013.
- Japan coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 32.93%, a 3.2% increase from 2012.
- Japan coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 29.72%, a 2.62% increase from 2011.
| Japan Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
33.15% |
0.41% |
| 2014 |
32.74% |
-0.18% |
| 2013 |
32.93% |
3.20% |
| 2012 |
29.72% |
2.62% |
| 2011 |
27.10% |
-0.06% |
| 2010 |
27.16% |
-0.02% |
| 2009 |
27.17% |
-0.06% |
| 2008 |
27.23% |
-0.12% |
| 2007 |
27.35% |
0.76% |
| 2006 |
26.59% |
-0.64% |
| 2005 |
27.23% |
0.77% |
| 2004 |
26.46% |
0.08% |
| 2003 |
26.38% |
1.76% |
| 2002 |
24.62% |
1.24% |
| 2001 |
23.38% |
1.90% |
| 2000 |
21.48% |
1.57% |
| 1999 |
19.91% |
1.67% |
| 1998 |
18.24% |
0.09% |
| 1997 |
18.16% |
0.78% |
| 1996 |
17.37% |
0.62% |
| 1995 |
16.75% |
0.90% |
| 1994 |
15.85% |
0.55% |
| 1993 |
15.31% |
0.93% |
| 1992 |
14.37% |
0.55% |
| 1991 |
13.83% |
0.34% |
| 1990 |
13.49% |
-1.32% |
| 1989 |
14.81% |
-0.03% |
| 1988 |
14.84% |
-0.24% |
| 1987 |
15.08% |
0.47% |
| 1986 |
14.61% |
-0.28% |
| 1985 |
14.89% |
0.81% |
| 1984 |
14.09% |
1.38% |
| 1983 |
12.71% |
1.08% |
| 1982 |
11.63% |
0.81% |
| 1981 |
10.82% |
1.23% |
| 1980 |
9.60% |
0.99% |
| 1979 |
8.60% |
0.10% |
| 1978 |
8.50% |
-0.43% |
| 1977 |
8.93% |
0.30% |
| 1976 |
8.63% |
-0.31% |
| 1975 |
8.94% |
0.24% |
| 1974 |
8.70% |
0.69% |
| 1973 |
8.01% |
-1.76% |
| 1972 |
9.77% |
-2.08% |
| 1971 |
11.86% |
-5.08% |
| 1970 |
16.94% |
-5.09% |
| 1969 |
22.03% |
-7.35% |
| 1968 |
29.38% |
-3.44% |
| 1967 |
32.82% |
3.96% |
| 1966 |
28.86% |
1.01% |
| 1965 |
27.85% |
-1.48% |
| 1964 |
29.32% |
-4.12% |
| 1963 |
33.44% |
0.40% |
| 1962 |
33.05% |
4.51% |
| 1961 |
28.54% |
-3.67% |
| 1960 |
32.21% |
-3.67% |
