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.
Data Source: World Bank

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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%