Data for 2006

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2006

Figures for 2006, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2006 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 98.99; 119 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2005, 54 values changed (27 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2006

HighestBotswana

98.99

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.

172countries
3measures per country
2006the year it describes
54distinct 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, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by Ember.

BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	98.99	100.000	0.99
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	97.17	100.000	3.53
PolandPOLEastern Europe	91.48	97.330	160.70
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	80.34	82.498	2,865.73
NigerNERWestern Africa	77.27	100.000	0.22
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	72.90	76.462	7.01
IsraelISRWestern Asia	70.63	99.960	50.56
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	69.75	71.146	35.87
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	68.97	100.000	38.54
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	59.35	64.655	83.66
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	54.30	87.090	59.41
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	54.07	79.776	45.44
United StatesUSANorthern America	49.19	71.129	4,046.94
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	42.01	47.799	45.44
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	41.15	44.016	22.31
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	40.68	40.678	2.95
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	40.20	61.653	62.56
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	35.94	38.782	15.11
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	33.90	77.542	2.36
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	31.70	32.206	7.98
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	30.91	67.521	48.40
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	26.93	63.966	56.78
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	26.47	74.740	176.25
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	24.34	88.177	97.52
SpainESPSouthern Europe	22.58	62.015	295.59
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	21.70	90.775	27.10
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	19.84	44.866	82.29
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	19.53	58.298	35.85
ChileCHLSouth America	19.26	44.985	55.04
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	17.43	48.490	12.91
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	16.99	26.976	31.25
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	16.67	28.889	0.90
ItalyITASouthern Europe	14.47	83.430	305.61
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	14.34	99.439	24.97
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.98	46.506	7.87
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	13.89	86.464	14.11
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	12.78	46.117	6.18
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	11.85	34.641	62.21
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	11.36	35.223	43.04
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	10.31	15.120	14.55
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	9.63	83.422	1.87
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	8.22	40.473	83.34
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	5.59	6.211	1.61
ColombiaCOLSouth America	5.32	19.554	53.34
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4.10	90.572	49.32
FranceFRAWestern Europe	4.04	9.907	567.30
PeruPERSouth America	3.00	26.718	27.36
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1.45	2.899	0.69
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.93	95.391	30.16
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.61	3.657	143.28
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.57	57.265	3.51
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.14	64.272	99.53
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.03	0.676	121.22
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	1.786	5.04
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.00	99.376	35.23
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.19
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	14.765	2.98
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.26
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.00	25.919	5.71
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.91
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.00	89.841	24.51
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	100.000	2.12
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	21.04
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	1.02
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.00	99.874	31.81
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	14.286	0.21
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.15
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	4.47
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.00	56.400	5.00
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.17
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	100.000	3.30
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	85.455	0.55
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.09
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	96.000	0.25
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	95.370	1.08
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	11.265	5.06
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.56
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	17.647	0.17
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	100.000	0.12
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.05
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	6.148	8.62
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	71.631	5.64
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.00	96.964	16.47
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	4.65
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.31
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	75.000	0.12
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.667	7.50
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.00	49.716	14.08
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.00	90.909	0.11
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.27
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.00	98.664	9.73
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	56.000	0.25
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	47.778	0.90
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	62.264	0.53
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.00	42.771	1.66
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.22
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.00	29.585	7.47
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	33.611	8.39
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	42.857	0.35
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.17
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	100.000	1.89
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	36.986	0.73
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.03
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	98.485	0.66
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	52.632	0.57
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	63.255	5.96
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	9.85
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.00	81.969	33.83
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	96.267	7.50
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.00	99.460	11.12
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	37.150	7.51
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	47.60
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	3.60
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.00	42.945	4.89
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	93.910	11.33
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.52
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	100.000	24.75
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.00	24.772	12.07
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.00	92.938	3.54
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	89.820	1.67
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	40.187	1.07
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	10.828	1.57
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.31
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	66.242	1.57
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	100.000	2.26
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	91.935	0.62
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	93.914	6.08
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	0.137	14.59
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.02
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.368	2.72
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	69.968	3.13
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	72.881	23.12
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	13.29
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.35
PanamaPANCentral America	0.00	39.799	5.98
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.00	66.176	3.40
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	53.77
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	17.08
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	17.778	0.45
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.00	51.852	0.27
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.19
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.33
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	84.615	0.13
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	58.333	0.12
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	80.000	0.05
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.00	89.394	2.64
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.32
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.05
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	97.594	39.49
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.07
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.30
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	67.742	4.65
SurinameSURSouth America	0.00	45.223	1.57
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.00	89.408	37.48
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.00	1.359	16.93
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	59.091	0.22
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	99.582	7.17
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.00	99.005	13.07
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	100.000	13.65
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.16
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	23.750	1.60
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.97
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	35.368	5.57
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.00	26.100	110.42
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	5.39
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	0.103	9.68

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

Botswana98.99
Mongolia97.17
Poland91.48
China80.34
Niger77.27

Lowest

Zambiashared0.00
Yemenshared0.00
Samoashared0.00
Vanuatushared0.00
United States 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
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 77.002
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States4,046.94
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 4.95

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
54values changed, of 172 in both
27 · 27rose · fell
118unchanged

Rose most

Denmark42.85 → 54.07+11.22
Finland9.21 → 19.84+10.63
Afghanistan7.32 → 16.67+9.35
Niger69.57 → 77.27+7.71
Mauritius26.99 → 33.90+6.91

Fell most

Zimbabwe47.33 → 31.70−15.63
Greece60.51 → 54.30−6.21
North Macedonia78.39 → 72.90−5.49
Spain27.31 → 22.58−4.73
Israel74.39 → 70.63−3.76

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 119 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

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Ember (2006). Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/coal-electricity/2006

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