Data for 2000

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2000

Figures for 2000, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2000 covers 170 countries on 3 measures. Mongolia is highest, at 98.28; 122 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00.

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2000

HighestMongolia

98.28

Lowest122 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

170countries
3measures per country
2000the year it describes
49distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2000, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2000: every country, as published by Ember.

MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	98.28	100.000	2.90
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	97.37	100.000	1.14
PolandPOLEastern Europe	94.91	98.373	143.18
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	78.21	82.126	1,355.60
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	76.51	82.819	6.81
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	72.36	78.230	72.90
IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.50	99.930	42.66
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	67.07	69.264	31.95
NigerNERWestern Africa	66.67	100.000	0.21
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	64.81	92.180	52.94
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	60.37	100.000	31.26
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	53.36	54.363	6.99
United StatesUSANorthern America	51.72	70.942	3,802.10
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	46.50	84.463	35.85
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	41.73	48.731	40.59
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	36.78	57.108	45.30
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	36.70	60.745	51.56
SpainESPSouthern Europe	35.80	56.228	220.92
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	33.87	36.370	13.61
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	33.79	70.215	43.21
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	30.70	74.948	124.38
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	28.86	94.964	23.63
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.57	92.164	88.06
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	27.25	59.022	35.19
ChileCHLSouth America	20.60	50.170	41.12
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.34	70.621	1.77
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	18.13	31.449	30.78
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	15.61	40.560	82.79
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	13.83	42.462	11.21
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	12.13	34.458	69.97
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	10.37	72.561	1.64
ItalyITASouthern Europe	9.74	81.155	269.94
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	9.59	27.163	59.64
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	8.36	49.845	6.46
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.24	14.511	15.85
FranceFRAWestern Europe	5.07	9.308	532.56
ColombiaCOLSouth America	4.86	24.644	42.81
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4.08	92.467	46.86
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2.80	13.600	2.50
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.57	28.245	38.91
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1.88	99.314	21.85
PeruPERSouth America	1.76	18.022	19.92
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1.52	1.515	0.66
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.13	3.284	145.23
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.69	2.778	1.44
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.36	73.575	66.49
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.13	0.519	7.71
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.03	0.288	142.52
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	35.417	0.48
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	3.805	4.73
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.00	99.803	25.40
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.17
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	36.806	1.44
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.15
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.00	46.540	5.78
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.78
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.00	91.863	18.68
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	100.000	1.70
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	13.86
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.00	94.103	15.94
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.79
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.00	99.885	26.10
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	30.769	0.13
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.08
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	1.79
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.00	48.454	3.88
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.11
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	100.000	2.54
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	74.359	0.39
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.10
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	93.333	0.15
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	93.750	0.48
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	1.159	3.45
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.44
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	20.000	0.10
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	100.000	0.09
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.03
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	0.875	6.86
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	63.542	4.80
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.00	93.147	15.03
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	3.37
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.18
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	62.500	0.08
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.00	93.005	13.01
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	5.94
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.00	28.490	10.53
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.00	80.000	0.05
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.21
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.00	99.882	8.51
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	63.636	0.22
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	28.000	0.75
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	70.732	0.41
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.00	38.168	1.31
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.13
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.00	21.196	7.36
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	8.647	7.17
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	41.379	0.29
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.13
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	100.000	1.94
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	49.383	0.81
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.03
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	98.889	0.90
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	48.148	0.54
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	38.187	3.64
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	7.61
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.00	98.088	31.90
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	95.421	6.77
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.00	99.457	7.37
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	59.629	4.31
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.01
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	32.33
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	10.137	3.65
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.00	31.884	4.14
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	95.578	9.95
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.29
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	100.000	15.50
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.00	21.294	11.13
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.00	60.000	0.40
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	100.000	1.57
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	36.047	0.86
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	9.917	1.21
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.15
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	73.585	1.06
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	100.000	1.92
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	92.857	0.42
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	92.844	5.45
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	0.104	9.57
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	63.333	5.10
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	1.818	1.65
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	78.509	2.28
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	61.737	14.74
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	9.11
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.03
PanamaPANCentral America	0.00	29.652	4.89
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.00	57.604	2.17
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	53.49
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	9.13
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.29
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.00	37.500	0.16
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.15
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.28
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	70.000	0.10
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	50.000	0.08
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	66.667	0.03
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.00	96.644	1.49
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	88.889	0.09
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	98.453	31.67
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.06
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.25
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	50.000	2.54
SurinameSURSouth America	0.00	26.042	0.96
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.00	87.089	25.25
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.00	1.545	14.24
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	44.444	0.18
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.04
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	99.634	5.46
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.00	99.245	10.59
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	100.000	9.85
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.08
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	0.629	1.59
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	1.03
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	6.588	7.59
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.00	26.246	85.27
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	3.41

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Mongolia98.28
Botswana97.37
Poland94.91
China78.21
North Macedonia76.51

Lowest

Yemenshared0.00
Samoashared0.00
Vanuatushared0.00
United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00
British Virgin Islandsshared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.00. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest47 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 73.972
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States3,802.10
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 3.55

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Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 122 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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