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Electricity from coal share of each country’s generation

Coal made 34% of the world’s electricity in 2024. 4 of 193 countries got 80% or more of theirs from coal.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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Electricity from coalShare of electricity from coal, 2024

Summary

Coal made 34% of the world’s electricity in 2024, 1.1 percentage points less than in 2023. The highest: Botswana 98%, Kosovo 91% and Mongolia 85%.

193 countries and territories have a figure for 2024.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

Countries and territories with data

Every country and territory with a figure for 2024, with 2023 for comparison.
Botswana98%99%−0.5 pts
Kosovo91%87%+4.0 pts
Mongolia85%85%−0.5 pts
South Africa84%83%+1.0 pts
India75%75%−0.8 pts
Indonesia68%68%0.0 pts
Philippines64%63%+0.7 pts
Serbia63%60%+3.1 pts
Morocco62%64%−2.2 pts
Cambodia61%57%+3.4 pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina59%56%+2.3 pts
Kazakhstan58%61%−2.3 pts
China58%61%−3.1 pts
Poland54%60%−5.4 pts
Vietnam49%46%+3.2 pts
Australia45%46%−0.8 pts
Zimbabwe43%44%−1.0 pts
Malaysia42%42%+0.2 pts
Montenegro40%39%+1.1 pts
Taiwan40%43%−3.0 pts
Mauritius39%34%+5.7 pts
North Macedonia37%40%−2.7 pts
New Caledonia37%37%−0.4 pts
Czechia36%39%−3.1 pts
Türkiye36%37%−1.4 pts
Sri Lanka34%31%+2.8 pts
North Korea34%35%−0.5 pts
Hong Kong34%33%+0.4 pts
Japan32%32%−0.2 pts
Dominican Republic30%31%−1.5 pts
South Korea30%33%−3.0 pts
Laos23%23%0.0 pts
Bulgaria23%29%−6.4 pts
Germany22%25%−3.0 pts
Slovenia21%20%+0.8 pts
Madagascar21%21%0.0 pts
Bangladesh20%11%+9.3 pts
Brunei20%20%−0.6 pts
Niger18%18%+0.4 pts
Russia17%18%−1.1 pts
Puerto Rico16%16%−0.3 pts
Guatemala16%16%−0.1 pts
Thailand15%15%+0.5 pts
Chile15%16%−0.9 pts
Romania15%14%+0.9 pts
Rwanda15%15%−0.4 pts
United States15%16%−1.0 pts
Israel14%17%−2.6 pts
Pakistan13%15%−1.7 pts
Colombia12%––
Zambia11%11%−0.1 pts
Kyrgyzstan9.7%12%−2.0 pts
Uzbekistan7%7.4%−0.4 pts
Hungary6.4%7%−0.6 pts
Netherlands6.1%7.3%−1.2 pts
Greece5.7%9.4%−3.7 pts
Myanmar5.5%5.3%+0.2 pts
Croatia5.2%7.6%−2.4 pts
Denmark5%7.5%−2.5 pts
Tajikistan4.5%4.8%−0.3 pts
Panama3.7%3.5%+0.2 pts
Mexico3.6%4%−0.4 pts
Eswatini3.3%3%+0.2 pts
Afghanistan3%3.1%−0.1 pts
New Zealand2.7%1.2%+1.5 pts
Canada2.6%3.7%−1.1 pts
Namibia2.4%1.6%+0.9 pts
Ireland2%3.8%−1.8 pts
Brazil1.9%1.9%0.0 pts
Slovakia1.8%4.1%−2.4 pts
Italy1.5%5.1%−3.6 pts
Senegal1.3%1.1%+0.2 pts
Finland1%1.9%−0.9 pts
Singapore1%1%0.0 pts
Spain0.9%1.3%−0.4 pts
Argentina0.9%1.3%−0.4 pts
United Kingdom0.7%1.3%−0.6 pts
Honduras0.5%0.5%0.0 pts
Iran0.2%0.2%0.0 pts
France0.2%0.3%−0.1 pts
Belarus<0.1%<0.1%0.0 pts
Aruba0%0%0.0 pts
Angola0%0%0.0 pts
Albania0%0%0.0 pts
United Arab Emirates0%0%0.0 pts
Armenia0%0%0.0 pts
American Samoa0%0%0.0 pts
Antigua and Barbuda0%0%0.0 pts
Austria0%0%0.0 pts
Azerbaijan0%0%0.0 pts
Burundi0%0%0.0 pts
Belgium0%0%0.0 pts
Benin0%0%0.0 pts
Burkina Faso0%0%0.0 pts
Bahrain0%0%0.0 pts
Bahamas0%0%0.0 pts
Belize0%0%0.0 pts
Bolivia0%0%0.0 pts
Barbados0%0%0.0 pts
Bhutan0%0%0.0 pts
Switzerland0%0%0.0 pts
Côte d'Ivoire0%0%0.0 pts
Cameroon0%0%0.0 pts
Democratic Republic of the Congo0%0%0.0 pts
Republic of the Congo0%0%0.0 pts
Cook Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Cabo Verde0%0%0.0 pts
Costa Rica0%0%0.0 pts
Cuba0%0%0.0 pts
Cayman Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Cyprus0%0%0.0 pts
Djibouti0%0%0.0 pts
Algeria0%0%0.0 pts
Ecuador0%0%0.0 pts
Egypt0%0%0.0 pts
Eritrea0%0%0.0 pts
Estonia0%0%0.0 pts
Ethiopia0%0%0.0 pts
Fiji0%0%0.0 pts
Gabon0%0%0.0 pts
Georgia0%0%0.0 pts
Ghana0%0%0.0 pts
Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Gambia0%0%0.0 pts
Guinea-Bissau0%0%0.0 pts
Equatorial Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Grenada0%0%0.0 pts
Greenland0%0%0.0 pts
Guam0%0%0.0 pts
Guyana0%0%0.0 pts
Haiti0%0%0.0 pts
Iraq0%0%0.0 pts
Iceland0%0%0.0 pts
Jamaica0%0%0.0 pts
Jordan0%0%0.0 pts
Kenya0%0%0.0 pts
Kiribati0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Kitts and Nevis0%0%0.0 pts
Kuwait0%0%0.0 pts
Lebanon0%0%0.0 pts
Liberia0%0%0.0 pts
Libya0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Lucia0%0%0.0 pts
Lithuania0%0%0.0 pts
Luxembourg0%0%0.0 pts
Latvia0%0%0.0 pts
Macao0%0%0.0 pts
Moldova0%0%0.0 pts
Maldives0%0%0.0 pts
Mali0%0%0.0 pts
Malta0%0%0.0 pts
Mozambique0%0%0.0 pts
Mauritania0%0%0.0 pts
Montserrat0%0%0.0 pts
Malawi0%0%0.0 pts
Nigeria0%0%0.0 pts
Nicaragua0%0%0.0 pts
Norway0%<0.1%0.0 pts
Nepal0%0%0.0 pts
Nauru0%0%0.0 pts
Oman0%0%0.0 pts
Peru0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Papua New Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Portugal0%0%0.0 pts
Paraguay0%0%0.0 pts
Palestine0%0%0.0 pts
French Polynesia0%0%0.0 pts
Qatar0%0%0.0 pts
Saudi Arabia0%0%0.0 pts
Sudan0%0%0.0 pts
Solomon Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Sierra Leone0%0%0.0 pts
El Salvador0%0%0.0 pts
Somalia0%0%0.0 pts
South Sudan0%0%0.0 pts
Suriname0%0%0.0 pts
Sweden0%0%0.0 pts
Seychelles0%0%0.0 pts
Syria0%0%0.0 pts
Turks and Caicos Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Chad0%0%0.0 pts
Togo0%0%0.0 pts
Turkmenistan0%0%0.0 pts
Tonga0%0%0.0 pts
Trinidad and Tobago0%0%0.0 pts
Tunisia0%0%0.0 pts
Tanzania0%0%0.0 pts
Uganda0%0%0.0 pts
Uruguay0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0%0%0.0 pts
Venezuela0%0%0.0 pts
Samoa0%0%0.0 pts
Yemen0%0%0.0 pts

Source: Ember2023 and 2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

World power mix

Electricity generated in 2024 by source, in terawatt-hours.
SourceTWhShare
Coal10,65234%
Gas and oil7,79025%
Hydro4,46314%
Nuclear2,7758.9%
Wind2,5068.1%
Solar2,1617%
Bioenergy and other7242.3%
Total generated31,071100%

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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