Data for 2001

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2001

Figures for 2001, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 covers 170 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 98.23; 121 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2000, 50 values changed (32 up, 18 down), the same countries are covered.

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2001

HighestBotswana

98.23

Lowest121 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
2001the year it describes
50distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
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Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2001: every country, as published by Ember.

BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	98.23	100.000	1.13
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	97.98	100.000	2.97
PolandPOLEastern Europe	93.91	98.066	143.72
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	87.44	90.110	6.37
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	76.25	79.862	1,480.80
IsraelISRWestern Asia	74.93	99.954	43.95
NigerNERWestern Africa	72.22	100.000	0.18
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	70.86	76.664	74.22
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	67.43	94.404	52.54
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	67.12	69.635	32.57
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	62.15	62.532	7.90
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	61.28	100.000	32.36
United StatesUSANorthern America	51.08	71.861	3,727.57
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	47.47	84.417	37.54
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	44.89	51.197	43.44
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	39.94	62.721	47.05
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	36.79	61.961	53.55
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	33.98	36.948	14.48
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	31.43	80.088	122.24
SpainESPSouthern Europe	30.15	51.512	233.07
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	29.55	65.827	46.06
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	28.71	95.771	24.59
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.65	92.088	92.14
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	24.48	71.354	1.92
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	24.27	60.489	36.42
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	18.29	30.295	31.82
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	14.25	40.484	74.45
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.67	56.315	6.73
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	12.86	43.686	12.75
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	12.79	78.488	1.72
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	12.64	39.680	78.63
ItalyITASouthern Europe	11.67	80.011	271.90
ChileCHLSouth America	11.44	45.959	42.32
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	11.30	30.731	60.98
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	5.80	27.536	0.69
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.54	16.880	14.81
ColombiaCOLSouth America	5.17	25.846	43.14
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4.09	90.909	47.96
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3.90	36.354	39.28
FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.77	8.373	542.60
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.18	5.300	2.83
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1.75	99.417	22.31
PeruPERSouth America	1.49	14.444	20.77
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1.43	1.429	0.70
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.16	3.818	161.60
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	1.09	93.302	12.84
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.39	70.989	72.11
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.13	0.630	7.94
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.03	0.478	121.32
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	4.607	3.69
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.00	99.737	26.62
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.17
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	37.805	1.64
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.17
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.00	48.606	5.74
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.81
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.00	93.196	18.96
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	100.000	1.77
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	14.62
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.00	94.361	17.38
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.83
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.00	99.880	25.07
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	30.769	0.13
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.06
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	1.92
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.00	45.455	3.96
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.12
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	100.000	2.58
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	86.111	0.36
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.11
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	94.118	0.17
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	94.231	0.52
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	1.994	3.51
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.47
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	27.273	0.11
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	100.000	0.10
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.03
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	1.449	6.90
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	63.525	4.88
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.00	93.464	15.30
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	3.55
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.19
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	62.500	0.08
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.169	5.92
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.00	36.248	10.98
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.00	83.333	0.06
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.23
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.00	99.764	8.49
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	66.667	0.24
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	25.316	0.79
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	76.190	0.42
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.00	37.143	1.40
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.15
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.00	20.203	6.88
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	16.133	7.81
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	42.857	0.28
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.14
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	100.000	1.95
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	42.708	0.96
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.02
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	98.913	0.92
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	52.542	0.59
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	50.384	3.91
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	7.96
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.00	98.078	32.25
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	96.613	6.79
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.00	99.469	7.54
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	40.541	4.81
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.02
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	34.30
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	10.082	3.67
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.00	33.724	4.27
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	96.683	9.95
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.28
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	100.000	16.11
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.00	18.593	14.36
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.00	80.460	0.87
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	96.178	1.57
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	38.636	0.88
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	9.016	1.22
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.16
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	73.832	1.07
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	100.000	1.94
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	93.617	0.47
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	93.846	5.85
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	0.340	11.76
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	61.456	4.67
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	1.21
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	1.081	1.85
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	80.162	2.47
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	61.732	15.47
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	9.74
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.04
PanamaPANCentral America	0.00	50.781	5.12
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.00	65.672	2.68
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	45.32
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	9.95
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.33
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.00	40.000	0.15
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.16
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.29
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	80.000	0.10
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	50.000	0.10
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	100.000	0.02
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.00	96.648	1.79
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	92.308	0.13
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	97.913	33.06
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.06
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.26
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	49.254	2.68
SurinameSURSouth America	0.00	29.808	1.04
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.00	87.135	26.74
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.00	1.251	14.39
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	61.538	0.13
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.04
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	99.468	5.64
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.00	99.385	11.38
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	100.000	10.61
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	0.216	9.25
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.00	32.926	90.11
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	3.64

02In 2001

At either end

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

Highest

Botswana98.23
Mongolia97.98
Poland93.91
North Macedonia87.44
China76.25

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: 80.006
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States3,727.57
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 3.66

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
50values changed, of 170 in both
32 · 18rose · fell
120unchanged

Rose most

North Macedonia76.51 → 87.44+10.94
Zimbabwe53.36 → 62.15+8.79
Israel68.50 → 74.93+6.43
Afghanistan0.00 → 5.80+5.80
Niger66.67 → 72.22+5.55

Fell most

Chile20.60 → 11.44−9.16
Spain35.80 → 30.15−5.65
Portugal33.79 → 29.55−4.24
Hungary27.25 → 24.27−2.98
Belgium15.61 → 12.64−2.97

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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