Euro Area Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
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.
- Euro Area coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 22.06%, a 0.26% increase from 2014.
- Euro Area coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 21.80%, a 0.58% decline from 2013.
- Euro Area coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 22.38%, a 0.29% decline from 2012.
- Euro Area coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 22.66%, a 1.56% increase from 2011.
| Euro Area Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
22.06% |
0.26% |
| 2014 |
21.80% |
-0.58% |
| 2013 |
22.38% |
-0.29% |
| 2012 |
22.66% |
1.56% |
| 2011 |
21.10% |
1.03% |
| 2010 |
20.07% |
-0.91% |
| 2009 |
20.99% |
-0.88% |
| 2008 |
21.86% |
-2.80% |
| 2007 |
24.66% |
0.46% |
| 2006 |
24.20% |
-0.91% |
| 2005 |
25.11% |
-0.95% |
| 2004 |
26.06% |
-0.73% |
| 2003 |
26.79% |
-0.20% |
| 2002 |
26.99% |
0.77% |
| 2001 |
26.22% |
-1.09% |
| 2000 |
27.31% |
0.51% |
| 1999 |
26.80% |
-0.88% |
| 1998 |
27.68% |
0.24% |
| 1997 |
27.44% |
-0.74% |
| 1996 |
28.17% |
-1.07% |
| 1995 |
29.24% |
-0.01% |
| 1994 |
29.25% |
-0.15% |
| 1993 |
29.40% |
-1.21% |
| 1992 |
30.61% |
-1.05% |
| 1991 |
31.65% |
-1.06% |
| 1990 |
32.71% |
-0.16% |
| 1989 |
32.87% |
0.75% |
| 1988 |
32.12% |
-0.84% |
| 1987 |
32.96% |
-0.96% |
| 1986 |
33.92% |
-1.26% |
| 1985 |
35.19% |
-1.53% |
| 1984 |
36.72% |
-1.22% |
| 1983 |
37.94% |
0.11% |
| 1982 |
37.83% |
1.87% |
| 1981 |
35.97% |
0.07% |
| 1980 |
35.90% |
0.93% |
| 1979 |
34.97% |
-0.01% |
| 1978 |
34.98% |
0.24% |
| 1977 |
34.75% |
-1.31% |
| 1976 |
36.05% |
3.15% |
| 1975 |
32.90% |
-1.25% |
| 1974 |
34.15% |
-0.70% |
| 1973 |
34.85% |
-2.39% |
| 1972 |
37.24% |
-3.09% |
| 1971 |
40.33% |
0.23% |
| 1970 |
40.10% |
-0.47% |
| 1969 |
40.57% |
-1.76% |
| 1968 |
42.33% |
-0.89% |
| 1967 |
43.22% |
1.55% |
| 1966 |
41.66% |
-3.06% |
| 1965 |
44.72% |
-3.46% |
| 1964 |
48.18% |
1.11% |
| 1963 |
47.07% |
-3.11% |
| 1962 |
50.19% |
0.96% |
| 1961 |
49.22% |
0.91% |
| 1960 |
48.32% |
0.91% |
