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 4.55%, a 0.45% increase from 2014.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 4.10%, a 1.12% increase from 2013.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 2.98%, a 0.27% increase from 2012.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 2.71%, a 0.25% 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 4.55% 0.45%
2014 4.10% 1.12%
2013 2.98% 0.27%
2012 2.71% -0.25%
2011 2.97% 0.08%
2010 2.89% 0.15%
2009 2.74% -0.78%
2008 3.52% 0.36%
2007 3.16% -0.70%
2006 3.86% 0.24%
2005 3.62% 1.44%
2004 2.18% -0.31%
2003 2.48% -0.38%
2002 2.87% 0.09%
2001 2.78% 0.05%
2000 2.72% 0.31%
1999 2.42% 0.08%
1998 2.34% 0.67%
1997 1.66% 0.06%
1996 1.60% -0.93%
1995 2.53% -1.11%
1994 3.64% -0.52%
1993 4.16% 0.36%
1992 3.81% 0.28%
1991 3.53% 0.41%
1990 3.12% 0.09%
1989 3.02% 0.50%
1988 2.52% -0.34%
1987 2.85% 0.85%
1986 2.01% -0.16%
1985 2.16% 0.62%
1984 1.55% -0.35%
1983 1.89% 0.09%
1982 1.80% 0.00%
1981 1.80% 1.80%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%