OECD members 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.
- OECD members coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 29.44%, a 2.35% decline from 2014.
- OECD members coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 31.79%, a 0.47% decline from 2013.
- OECD members coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 32.26%, a 0.43% increase from 2012.
- OECD members coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 31.83%, a 1.18% decline from 2011.
| OECD members Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
29.44% |
-2.35% |
| 2014 |
31.79% |
-0.47% |
| 2013 |
32.26% |
0.43% |
| 2012 |
31.83% |
-1.18% |
| 2011 |
33.02% |
-0.91% |
| 2010 |
33.93% |
-0.17% |
| 2009 |
34.10% |
-1.70% |
| 2008 |
35.80% |
-0.81% |
| 2007 |
36.61% |
-0.28% |
| 2006 |
36.89% |
-0.36% |
| 2005 |
37.25% |
-0.08% |
| 2004 |
37.33% |
-0.95% |
| 2003 |
38.28% |
0.60% |
| 2002 |
37.67% |
-0.20% |
| 2001 |
37.87% |
-0.58% |
| 2000 |
38.45% |
0.82% |
| 1999 |
37.63% |
-0.63% |
| 1998 |
38.27% |
-0.06% |
| 1997 |
38.33% |
0.03% |
| 1996 |
38.30% |
0.53% |
| 1995 |
37.76% |
-0.45% |
| 1994 |
38.22% |
-0.51% |
| 1993 |
38.73% |
-0.32% |
| 1992 |
39.04% |
-0.27% |
| 1991 |
39.31% |
-0.45% |
| 1990 |
39.76% |
-0.83% |
| 1989 |
40.59% |
-1.01% |
| 1988 |
41.60% |
-0.33% |
| 1987 |
41.93% |
0.19% |
| 1986 |
41.74% |
-0.61% |
| 1985 |
42.35% |
0.70% |
| 1984 |
41.65% |
-0.64% |
| 1983 |
42.29% |
0.52% |
| 1982 |
41.77% |
0.87% |
| 1981 |
40.89% |
0.45% |
| 1980 |
40.44% |
2.43% |
| 1979 |
38.01% |
1.47% |
| 1978 |
36.54% |
-1.05% |
| 1977 |
37.59% |
-0.25% |
| 1976 |
37.84% |
1.64% |
| 1975 |
36.19% |
0.30% |
| 1974 |
35.90% |
-1.62% |
| 1973 |
37.52% |
0.22% |
| 1972 |
37.29% |
-1.79% |
| 1971 |
39.08% |
-0.75% |
| 1970 |
39.83% |
-2.27% |
| 1969 |
42.10% |
-2.26% |
| 1968 |
44.36% |
-0.52% |
| 1967 |
44.88% |
-0.27% |
| 1966 |
45.15% |
-1.06% |
| 1965 |
46.22% |
-0.53% |
| 1964 |
46.75% |
-0.47% |
| 1963 |
47.22% |
0.15% |
| 1962 |
47.07% |
0.71% |
| 1961 |
46.36% |
-0.19% |
| 1960 |
46.55% |
-0.19% |
