South Asia Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024
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.
- South Asia coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 66.07%, a 0.97% increase from 2014.
- South Asia coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 65.10%, a 2.17% increase from 2013.
- South Asia coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 62.93%, a 0.66% increase from 2012.
- South Asia coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 62.27%, a 4.31% increase from 2011.
| South Asia Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
66.07% |
0.97% |
| 2014 |
65.10% |
2.17% |
| 2013 |
62.93% |
0.66% |
| 2012 |
62.27% |
4.31% |
| 2011 |
57.96% |
0.16% |
| 2010 |
57.81% |
0.46% |
| 2009 |
57.34% |
-1.04% |
| 2008 |
58.38% |
2.83% |
| 2007 |
55.55% |
-0.42% |
| 2006 |
55.97% |
0.03% |
| 2005 |
55.94% |
-1.04% |
| 2004 |
56.98% |
-0.46% |
| 2003 |
57.45% |
-1.76% |
| 2002 |
59.21% |
0.28% |
| 2001 |
58.93% |
0.54% |
| 2000 |
58.39% |
1.22% |
| 1999 |
57.18% |
0.52% |
| 1998 |
56.66% |
-1.76% |
| 1997 |
58.42% |
-1.18% |
| 1996 |
59.60% |
0.53% |
| 1995 |
59.08% |
2.05% |
| 1994 |
57.03% |
-1.80% |
| 1993 |
58.83% |
1.92% |
| 1992 |
56.91% |
0.04% |
| 1991 |
56.87% |
1.39% |
| 1990 |
55.47% |
-2.30% |
| 1989 |
57.77% |
1.01% |
| 1988 |
56.76% |
-1.57% |
| 1987 |
58.33% |
4.16% |
| 1986 |
54.17% |
1.07% |
| 1985 |
53.10% |
3.71% |
| 1984 |
49.39% |
0.82% |
| 1983 |
48.57% |
0.20% |
| 1982 |
48.37% |
2.61% |
| 1981 |
45.76% |
2.15% |
| 1980 |
43.61% |
1.09% |
| 1979 |
42.53% |
0.76% |
| 1978 |
41.76% |
-4.17% |
| 1977 |
45.94% |
-1.14% |
| 1976 |
47.08% |
2.76% |
| 1975 |
44.32% |
-1.72% |
| 1974 |
46.03% |
3.42% |
| 1973 |
42.61% |
-2.78% |
| 1972 |
45.39% |
2.79% |
| 1971 |
42.60% |
2.79% |
