Latin America & Caribbean 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.
- Latin America & Caribbean coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 6.68%, a 0.22% increase from 2014.
- Latin America & Caribbean coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 6.47%, a 0.06% increase from 2013.
- Latin America & Caribbean coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 6.41%, a 0.7% increase from 2012.
- Latin America & Caribbean coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 5.71%, a 0.52% increase from 2011.
| Latin America & Caribbean Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
6.68% |
0.22% |
| 2014 |
6.47% |
0.06% |
| 2013 |
6.41% |
0.70% |
| 2012 |
5.71% |
0.52% |
| 2011 |
5.19% |
0.06% |
| 2010 |
5.13% |
0.34% |
| 2009 |
4.78% |
0.52% |
| 2008 |
4.26% |
-0.81% |
| 2007 |
5.08% |
0.04% |
| 2006 |
5.04% |
0.04% |
| 2005 |
4.99% |
0.63% |
| 2004 |
4.37% |
-0.42% |
| 2003 |
4.78% |
0.29% |
| 2002 |
4.49% |
0.06% |
| 2001 |
4.43% |
0.08% |
| 2000 |
4.35% |
-0.44% |
| 1999 |
4.79% |
0.24% |
| 1998 |
4.55% |
-0.10% |
| 1997 |
4.65% |
-0.01% |
| 1996 |
4.66% |
0.33% |
| 1995 |
4.33% |
0.28% |
| 1994 |
4.05% |
0.43% |
| 1993 |
3.62% |
0.15% |
| 1992 |
3.47% |
-0.29% |
| 1991 |
3.75% |
-0.07% |
| 1990 |
3.83% |
-0.04% |
| 1989 |
3.87% |
0.26% |
| 1988 |
3.61% |
0.20% |
| 1987 |
3.41% |
-0.05% |
| 1986 |
3.46% |
0.44% |
| 1985 |
3.01% |
0.17% |
| 1984 |
2.84% |
0.47% |
| 1983 |
2.37% |
-0.01% |
| 1982 |
2.38% |
0.01% |
| 1981 |
2.37% |
0.26% |
| 1980 |
2.10% |
0.06% |
| 1979 |
2.04% |
-0.15% |
| 1978 |
2.19% |
0.34% |
| 1977 |
1.85% |
-0.07% |
| 1976 |
1.92% |
-0.08% |
| 1975 |
2.01% |
-0.24% |
| 1974 |
2.25% |
-0.22% |
| 1973 |
2.47% |
-0.28% |
| 1972 |
2.75% |
-0.43% |
| 1971 |
3.18% |
-0.43% |
