World 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.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 39.15%, a 1.32% decline from 2014.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 40.47%, a 0.56% decline from 2013.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 41.02%, a 0.77% increase from 2012.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 40.25%, a 0.72% decline from 2011.
| World Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
39.15% |
-1.32% |
| 2014 |
40.47% |
-0.56% |
| 2013 |
41.02% |
0.77% |
| 2012 |
40.25% |
-0.72% |
| 2011 |
40.98% |
0.89% |
| 2010 |
40.09% |
0.09% |
| 2009 |
40.00% |
-0.62% |
| 2008 |
40.61% |
-0.50% |
| 2007 |
41.11% |
0.62% |
| 2006 |
40.49% |
0.66% |
| 2005 |
39.83% |
0.48% |
| 2004 |
39.36% |
-0.45% |
| 2003 |
39.81% |
1.08% |
| 2002 |
38.73% |
0.30% |
| 2001 |
38.43% |
-0.19% |
| 2000 |
38.61% |
0.99% |
| 1999 |
37.63% |
-0.17% |
| 1998 |
37.80% |
-0.20% |
| 1997 |
38.00% |
0.06% |
| 1996 |
37.94% |
0.61% |
| 1995 |
37.33% |
-0.18% |
| 1994 |
37.51% |
0.15% |
| 1993 |
37.36% |
-0.03% |
| 1992 |
37.39% |
0.34% |
| 1991 |
37.05% |
0.07% |
| 1990 |
36.99% |
2.76% |
| 1989 |
34.23% |
-0.52% |
| 1988 |
34.74% |
-0.28% |
| 1987 |
35.02% |
0.43% |
| 1986 |
34.59% |
-0.21% |
| 1985 |
34.80% |
0.92% |
| 1984 |
33.88% |
-0.26% |
| 1983 |
34.14% |
0.38% |
| 1982 |
33.76% |
0.63% |
| 1981 |
33.13% |
0.17% |
| 1980 |
32.95% |
1.55% |
| 1979 |
31.41% |
0.85% |
| 1978 |
30.56% |
-0.71% |
| 1977 |
31.26% |
-0.14% |
| 1976 |
31.40% |
0.85% |
| 1975 |
30.55% |
0.23% |
| 1974 |
30.32% |
-1.28% |
| 1973 |
31.60% |
-0.12% |
| 1972 |
31.71% |
-1.53% |
| 1971 |
33.24% |
-1.53% |
