Netherlands 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.
- Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 38.65%, a 7.31% increase from 2014.
- Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 31.35%, a 4.28% increase from 2013.
- Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 27.07%, a 0.63% increase from 2012.
- Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 26.44%, a 4.73% increase from 2011.
| Netherlands Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
38.65% |
7.31% |
| 2014 |
31.35% |
4.28% |
| 2013 |
27.07% |
0.63% |
| 2012 |
26.44% |
4.73% |
| 2011 |
21.71% |
0.08% |
| 2010 |
21.63% |
-1.77% |
| 2009 |
23.40% |
-1.53% |
| 2008 |
24.93% |
-2.14% |
| 2007 |
27.07% |
0.25% |
| 2006 |
26.82% |
-0.13% |
| 2005 |
26.95% |
-0.85% |
| 2004 |
27.80% |
-2.92% |
| 2003 |
30.72% |
0.52% |
| 2002 |
30.20% |
-0.25% |
| 2001 |
30.45% |
0.20% |
| 2000 |
30.25% |
1.34% |
| 1999 |
28.91% |
-3.55% |
| 1998 |
32.46% |
0.84% |
| 1997 |
31.62% |
-1.68% |
| 1996 |
33.31% |
-3.68% |
| 1995 |
36.99% |
3.17% |
| 1994 |
33.82% |
2.39% |
| 1993 |
31.43% |
-1.21% |
| 1992 |
32.64% |
-1.30% |
| 1991 |
33.93% |
-4.28% |
| 1990 |
38.21% |
4.21% |
| 1989 |
34.00% |
-1.72% |
| 1988 |
35.71% |
7.64% |
| 1987 |
28.07% |
2.12% |
| 1986 |
25.95% |
-1.27% |
| 1985 |
27.22% |
0.22% |
| 1984 |
27.00% |
1.04% |
| 1983 |
25.96% |
1.80% |
| 1982 |
24.16% |
7.89% |
| 1981 |
16.28% |
2.58% |
| 1980 |
13.69% |
5.05% |
| 1979 |
8.65% |
-2.79% |
| 1978 |
11.44% |
0.86% |
| 1977 |
10.58% |
2.20% |
| 1976 |
8.38% |
4.29% |
| 1975 |
4.09% |
-1.33% |
| 1974 |
5.41% |
-0.62% |
| 1973 |
6.04% |
-1.36% |
| 1972 |
7.40% |
-5.04% |
| 1971 |
12.44% |
-7.37% |
| 1970 |
19.81% |
-12.39% |
| 1969 |
32.20% |
-14.44% |
| 1968 |
46.64% |
-5.28% |
| 1967 |
51.92% |
2.19% |
| 1966 |
49.73% |
-3.45% |
| 1965 |
53.17% |
-6.55% |
| 1964 |
59.73% |
-9.45% |
| 1963 |
69.17% |
-7.16% |
| 1962 |
76.33% |
-2.87% |
| 1961 |
79.20% |
-0.49% |
| 1960 |
79.69% |
-0.49% |
