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 0.10%, a 0.02% decline from 2014.
- coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 0.11%, a 0.01% decline from 2013.
- coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 0.12%, a 0.02% decline from 2012.
- coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 0.14%, a 0% increase from 2011.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
% of Electricity from Coal |
| Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
0.10% |
-0.02% |
| 2014 |
0.11% |
-0.01% |
| 2013 |
0.12% |
-0.02% |
| 2012 |
0.14% |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
0.14% |
0.02% |
| 2010 |
0.12% |
-0.01% |
| 2009 |
0.13% |
-0.01% |
| 2008 |
0.13% |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
0.13% |
-0.01% |
| 2006 |
0.14% |
-0.03% |
| 2005 |
0.17% |
-0.03% |
| 2004 |
0.20% |
-0.01% |
| 2003 |
0.21% |
-0.01% |
| 2002 |
0.22% |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
0.22% |
0.01% |
| 2000 |
0.21% |
0.14% |
| 1999 |
0.07% |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
0.07% |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
0.07% |
-0.02% |
| 1996 |
0.10% |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
0.10% |
0.00% |
| 1994 |
0.10% |
-0.01% |
| 1993 |
0.11% |
-0.02% |
| 1992 |
0.14% |
-0.05% |
| 1991 |
0.18% |
0.03% |
| 1990 |
0.16% |
-0.05% |
| 1989 |
0.21% |
0.00% |
| 1988 |
0.20% |
0.02% |
| 1987 |
0.18% |
0.02% |
| 1986 |
0.16% |
-0.06% |
| 1985 |
0.23% |
0.00% |
| 1984 |
0.23% |
-0.03% |
| 1983 |
0.25% |
0.03% |
| 1982 |
0.22% |
-0.07% |
| 1981 |
0.29% |
-0.02% |
| 1980 |
0.31% |
0.21% |
| 1979 |
0.10% |
-0.15% |
| 1978 |
0.25% |
-0.24% |
| 1977 |
0.49% |
-0.09% |
| 1976 |
0.58% |
-0.39% |
| 1975 |
0.97% |
-0.06% |
| 1974 |
1.03% |
0.02% |
| 1973 |
1.01% |
0.01% |
| 1972 |
1.00% |
-0.46% |
| 1971 |
1.46% |
-0.46% |
