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.
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 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%