Data for 2004

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2004

Figures for 2004, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2004 covers 171 countries on 3 measures. Mongolia is highest, at 97.26; 119 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2003, 51 values changed (17 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2004

HighestMongolia

97.26

Lowest119 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.

171countries
3measures per country
2004the year it describes
52distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by Ember.

MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	97.26	100.000	3.28
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	94.85	100.000	0.97
PolandPOLEastern Europe	92.51	97.902	152.54
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	78.17	81.487	2,203.31
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	77.48	77.778	6.66
IsraelISRWestern Asia	77.18	99.915	47.28
NigerNERWestern Africa	75.00	100.000	0.20
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	69.21	71.444	37.19
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	69.07	100.000	37.05
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	60.77	89.849	58.22
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	60.04	65.306	83.79
United StatesUSANorthern America	50.06	71.314	3,951.95
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	46.40	76.317	40.24
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	45.70	51.741	41.36
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	43.21	43.416	9.72
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	38.79	43.367	21.86
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	38.04	60.935	56.47
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	33.99	36.673	15.27
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	33.26	72.449	44.68
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	28.94	66.267	55.94
SpainESPSouthern Europe	28.60	58.881	276.61
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	25.00	90.864	99.82
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	24.72	94.405	25.20
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	24.27	61.881	33.71
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	23.01	69.075	149.75
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	21.76	72.685	2.16
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	19.22	43.674	85.84
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	18.65	30.532	30.46
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	17.45	49.065	6.42
ItalyITASouthern Europe	15.50	81.659	293.71
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	15.43	44.989	13.87
ChileCHLSouth America	15.14	53.333	51.00
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	12.92	99.420	24.15
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	12.79	35.942	61.85
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	11.04	41.129	82.91
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	10.98	85.524	12.02
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	10.78	80.240	1.67
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	9.77	27.608	42.27
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	7.60	29.114	0.79
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	7.31	57.041	5.61
FranceFRAWestern Europe	4.30	9.825	566.30
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4.09	87.726	49.70
PeruPERSouth America	3.79	27.134	24.25
ColombiaCOLSouth America	3.77	18.488	49.33
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3.71	13.676	16.16
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.45	5.172	0.58
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.45	21.073	2.61
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.73	0.725	1.38
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.67	3.886	151.56
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.20	66.496	85.96
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.12	0.588	8.51
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.04	0.645	110.10
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	2.523	5.55
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.00	99.200	31.25
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.19
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	21.875	2.24
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.22
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.00	27.807	5.79
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.87
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.00	87.431	21.72
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	100.000	1.98
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	16.15
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.00	95.185	25.13
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.89
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.00	99.904	31.20
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	57.143	0.14
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.08
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	2.33
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.00	51.656	4.53
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.15
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	100.000	3.26
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	78.723	0.47
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.09
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	95.455	0.22
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	95.946	0.74
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	4.668	4.07
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.45
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	20.000	0.15
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	100.000	0.12
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.04
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	0.877	7.98
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	66.545	5.50
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.00	94.373	15.64
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	4.20
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.22
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	72.727	0.11
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.142	7.02
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.00	42.656	12.80
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.00	88.889	0.09
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.28
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.00	99.418	10.31
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	60.000	0.25
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	43.182	0.88
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	66.667	0.54
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.00	41.830	1.53
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.19
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.00	12.682	6.86
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	12.667	6.00
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	42.424	0.33
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.14
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	100.000	1.88
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	38.889	0.90
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.03
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	98.837	0.86
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	52.727	0.55
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	65.891	5.16
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	8.54
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.00	98.483	32.29
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	96.828	7.25
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.00	99.330	8.96
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	29.545	6.16
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.02
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	41.26
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	3.00
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.00	31.770	4.69
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	90.297	11.44
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.30
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	100.000	20.20
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.00	17.173	18.75
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.00	94.362	3.37
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	92.386	1.97
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	39.048	1.05
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	9.524	1.47
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.24
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	76.190	1.26
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	100.000	2.22
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	92.593	0.54
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	93.966	5.80
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	0.431	11.60
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.418	2.39
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	71.886	2.81
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	66.571	24.29
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	11.50
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.40
PanamaPANCentral America	0.00	34.028	5.76
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.00	73.219	3.51
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	51.93
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	13.23
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	17.500	0.40
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.00	42.857	0.14
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.18
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.31
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	75.000	0.12
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	54.545	0.11
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	75.000	0.04
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.00	86.192	2.39
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.23
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	83.333	0.12
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	97.393	36.82
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.06
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.28
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	65.556	3.60
SurinameSURSouth America	0.00	46.853	1.43
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.00	86.913	32.17
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.00	0.910	16.49
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	57.895	0.19
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	99.689	6.43
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.00	98.407	11.93
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	100.000	11.92
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.12
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	1.94
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	1.05
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	18.305	5.90
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.00	28.899	98.55
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	4.36

02In 2004

At either end

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

Highest

Mongolia97.26
Botswana94.85
Poland92.51
China78.17
North Macedonia77.48

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)
Highest46 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 75.000
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States3,951.95
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 4.36

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
51values changed, of 171 in both
17 · 34rose · fell
120unchanged

Rose most

Chile10.47 → 15.14+4.67
Zimbabwe39.14 → 43.21+4.08
Guatemala14.04 → 17.45+3.41
Italy13.56 → 15.50+1.94
Portugal31.32 → 33.26+1.94

Fell most

Hong Kong77.84 → 69.07−8.77
Denmark55.06 → 46.40−8.66
Romania42.56 → 38.04−4.52
Myanmar11.62 → 7.31−4.32
Finland22.84 → 19.22−3.62

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.

04Caveats

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