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 2.32%, a 0.11% increase from 2014.
- coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 2.21%, a 0.45% increase from 2013.
- coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 1.76%, a 0.03% decline from 2012.
- coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 1.79%, a 0.05% 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 |
2.32% |
0.11% |
| 2014 |
2.21% |
0.45% |
| 2013 |
1.76% |
-0.03% |
| 2012 |
1.79% |
-0.05% |
| 2011 |
1.84% |
0.09% |
| 2010 |
1.75% |
-0.15% |
| 2009 |
1.91% |
-0.21% |
| 2008 |
2.12% |
-0.31% |
| 2007 |
2.43% |
-0.23% |
| 2006 |
2.66% |
-0.15% |
| 2005 |
2.81% |
-0.11% |
| 2004 |
2.92% |
-0.04% |
| 2003 |
2.96% |
-0.10% |
| 2002 |
3.06% |
-0.23% |
| 2001 |
3.30% |
0.62% |
| 2000 |
2.68% |
0.40% |
| 1999 |
2.28% |
-0.24% |
| 1998 |
2.52% |
0.23% |
| 1997 |
2.29% |
0.03% |
| 1996 |
2.26% |
-0.15% |
| 1995 |
2.42% |
1.15% |
| 1994 |
1.26% |
0.09% |
| 1993 |
1.17% |
0.34% |
| 1992 |
0.83% |
-0.14% |
| 1991 |
0.98% |
-0.24% |
| 1990 |
1.21% |
0.05% |
| 1989 |
1.16% |
-0.46% |
| 1988 |
1.62% |
-0.16% |
| 1987 |
1.78% |
0.30% |
| 1986 |
1.48% |
0.60% |
| 1985 |
0.88% |
-0.16% |
| 1984 |
1.04% |
-0.23% |
| 1983 |
1.27% |
0.06% |
| 1982 |
1.22% |
-0.22% |
| 1981 |
1.43% |
0.05% |
| 1980 |
1.38% |
0.03% |
| 1979 |
1.35% |
-0.63% |
| 1978 |
1.98% |
-0.20% |
| 1977 |
2.18% |
-0.27% |
| 1976 |
2.45% |
-0.25% |
| 1975 |
2.70% |
0.37% |
| 1974 |
2.33% |
-0.04% |
| 1973 |
2.36% |
0.11% |
| 1972 |
2.25% |
1.09% |
| 1971 |
1.16% |
1.09% |
