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 2.34%, a 0.11% increase from 2014.
- coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 2.23%, a 0.45% increase from 2013.
- coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 1.78%, a 0.03% decline from 2012.
- coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 1.81%, a 0.05% decline from 2011.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
% of Electricity from Coal |
| Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
2.34% |
0.11% |
| 2014 |
2.23% |
0.45% |
| 2013 |
1.78% |
-0.03% |
| 2012 |
1.81% |
-0.05% |
| 2011 |
1.86% |
0.09% |
| 2010 |
1.77% |
-0.16% |
| 2009 |
1.93% |
-0.22% |
| 2008 |
2.14% |
-0.31% |
| 2007 |
2.46% |
-0.23% |
| 2006 |
2.69% |
-0.15% |
| 2005 |
2.84% |
-0.11% |
| 2004 |
2.95% |
-0.04% |
| 2003 |
2.99% |
-0.11% |
| 2002 |
3.10% |
-0.24% |
| 2001 |
3.33% |
0.62% |
| 2000 |
2.71% |
0.41% |
| 1999 |
2.30% |
-0.25% |
| 1998 |
2.55% |
0.23% |
| 1997 |
2.32% |
0.03% |
| 1996 |
2.29% |
-0.15% |
| 1995 |
2.44% |
1.17% |
| 1994 |
1.28% |
0.09% |
| 1993 |
1.18% |
0.34% |
| 1992 |
0.84% |
-0.15% |
| 1991 |
0.99% |
-0.24% |
| 1990 |
1.23% |
0.05% |
| 1989 |
1.17% |
-0.47% |
| 1988 |
1.64% |
-0.16% |
| 1987 |
1.80% |
0.30% |
| 1986 |
1.50% |
0.61% |
| 1985 |
0.89% |
-0.16% |
| 1984 |
1.05% |
-0.23% |
| 1983 |
1.29% |
0.06% |
| 1982 |
1.23% |
-0.22% |
| 1981 |
1.45% |
0.05% |
| 1980 |
1.39% |
0.03% |
| 1979 |
1.37% |
-0.63% |
| 1978 |
2.00% |
-0.21% |
| 1977 |
2.21% |
-0.27% |
| 1976 |
2.47% |
-0.25% |
| 1975 |
2.73% |
0.38% |
| 1974 |
2.35% |
-0.04% |
| 1973 |
2.39% |
0.11% |
| 1972 |
2.27% |
1.10% |
| 1971 |
1.17% |
1.10% |
