World 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.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2022 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2021.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2021 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2020.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2020 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2019.
- World coal usage/consumption for 2019 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2018.
World Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
2022 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2021 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2020 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2019 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2018 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2017 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2016 |
0.00% |
-39.15% |
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% |
33.24% |
1970 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1969 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1968 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1967 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1966 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1965 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1964 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1963 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1962 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1961 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1960 |
0.00% |
0.00% |