Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2025
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 52.27%, a 1.08% decline from 2014.
- coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 53.35%, a 1.69% decline from 2013.
- coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 55.04%, a 0.74% increase from 2012.
- coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 54.30%, a 1.76% 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 |
52.27% |
-1.08% |
| 2014 |
53.35% |
-1.69% |
| 2013 |
55.04% |
0.74% |
| 2012 |
54.30% |
-1.76% |
| 2011 |
56.05% |
2.52% |
| 2010 |
53.53% |
-0.03% |
| 2009 |
53.57% |
0.24% |
| 2008 |
53.33% |
-0.64% |
| 2007 |
53.97% |
1.65% |
| 2006 |
52.33% |
2.07% |
| 2005 |
50.25% |
1.69% |
| 2004 |
48.57% |
0.47% |
| 2003 |
48.10% |
2.43% |
| 2002 |
45.67% |
1.45% |
| 2001 |
44.22% |
0.08% |
| 2000 |
44.14% |
1.19% |
| 1999 |
42.95% |
0.83% |
| 1998 |
42.11% |
-0.24% |
| 1997 |
42.36% |
0.28% |
| 1996 |
42.08% |
1.21% |
| 1995 |
40.87% |
0.48% |
| 1994 |
40.38% |
2.59% |
| 1993 |
37.80% |
0.63% |
| 1992 |
37.17% |
2.01% |
| 1991 |
35.16% |
1.13% |
| 1990 |
34.02% |
9.75% |
| 1989 |
24.28% |
0.38% |
| 1988 |
23.90% |
0.14% |
| 1987 |
23.76% |
0.93% |
| 1986 |
22.83% |
0.63% |
| 1985 |
22.20% |
1.76% |
| 1984 |
20.44% |
0.71% |
| 1983 |
19.73% |
0.18% |
| 1982 |
19.55% |
0.16% |
| 1981 |
19.39% |
-1.14% |
| 1980 |
20.53% |
-0.95% |
| 1979 |
21.48% |
-1.15% |
| 1978 |
22.62% |
0.61% |
| 1977 |
22.01% |
0.75% |
| 1976 |
21.26% |
-1.56% |
| 1975 |
22.82% |
0.39% |
| 1974 |
22.43% |
-0.56% |
| 1973 |
22.99% |
-0.99% |
| 1972 |
23.98% |
-1.31% |
| 1971 |
25.30% |
-1.31% |
