North America 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.
- North America coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 30.93%, a 4.73% decline from 2014.
- North America coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 35.66%, a 0.23% decline from 2013.
- North America coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 35.88%, a 1.09% increase from 2012.
- North America coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 34.79%, a 4.5% decline from 2011.
| North America Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
30.93% |
-4.73% |
| 2014 |
35.66% |
-0.23% |
| 2013 |
35.88% |
1.09% |
| 2012 |
34.79% |
-4.50% |
| 2011 |
39.29% |
-2.52% |
| 2010 |
41.81% |
0.54% |
| 2009 |
41.27% |
-3.47% |
| 2008 |
44.74% |
-0.06% |
| 2007 |
44.80% |
-0.64% |
| 2006 |
45.44% |
-0.66% |
| 2005 |
46.10% |
-0.05% |
| 2004 |
46.15% |
-1.12% |
| 2003 |
47.27% |
0.66% |
| 2002 |
46.61% |
-0.80% |
| 2001 |
47.40% |
-1.10% |
| 2000 |
48.50% |
0.75% |
| 1999 |
47.75% |
-0.64% |
| 1998 |
48.38% |
-0.48% |
| 1997 |
48.87% |
1.18% |
| 1996 |
47.69% |
1.08% |
| 1995 |
46.60% |
-0.78% |
| 1994 |
47.38% |
-0.86% |
| 1993 |
48.24% |
-0.05% |
| 1992 |
48.29% |
0.46% |
| 1991 |
47.83% |
-0.51% |
| 1990 |
48.34% |
-0.84% |
| 1989 |
49.18% |
-2.54% |
| 1988 |
51.72% |
0.37% |
| 1987 |
51.35% |
1.35% |
| 1986 |
50.00% |
-1.26% |
| 1985 |
51.26% |
0.59% |
| 1984 |
50.67% |
0.92% |
| 1983 |
49.75% |
1.10% |
| 1982 |
48.64% |
0.88% |
| 1981 |
47.76% |
1.26% |
| 1980 |
46.50% |
3.20% |
| 1979 |
43.30% |
3.10% |
| 1978 |
40.19% |
-1.98% |
| 1977 |
42.18% |
-0.01% |
| 1976 |
42.18% |
1.68% |
| 1975 |
40.51% |
0.38% |
| 1974 |
40.13% |
-2.01% |
| 1973 |
42.13% |
0.80% |
| 1972 |
41.34% |
-0.44% |
| 1971 |
41.78% |
-1.34% |
| 1970 |
43.12% |
-2.41% |
| 1969 |
45.53% |
-2.31% |
| 1968 |
47.84% |
-0.06% |
| 1967 |
47.91% |
-1.27% |
| 1966 |
49.18% |
-0.64% |
| 1965 |
49.82% |
0.73% |
| 1964 |
49.09% |
-0.35% |
| 1963 |
49.44% |
1.58% |
| 1962 |
47.85% |
0.13% |
| 1961 |
47.72% |
0.22% |
| 1960 |
47.50% |
0.22% |
