Data for 2015

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2015

Figures for 2015, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2015 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 96.30; 112 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2014, 60 values changed (33 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2015

HighestBotswana

96.30

Lowest112 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.

173countries
3measures per country
2015the year it describes
62distinct 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by Ember.

BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	96.30	100.000	2.97
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	91.83	96.007	5.51
PolandPOLEastern Europe	79.44	86.190	164.30
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	72.25	73.105	37.59
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	69.99	73.271	5,798.82
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	65.74	99.815	37.86
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	58.41	64.071	5.65
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	50.33	50.333	3.00
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	49.87	56.055	82.49
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	47.44	51.002	4.49
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.34	47.445	9.59
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	46.25	50.462	48.71
IsraelISRWestern Asia	45.40	98.101	64.23
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	44.53	74.587	82.40
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	43.31	70.911	51.05
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	43.27	47.544	18.93
NigerNERWestern Africa	40.74	98.148	0.54
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	39.47	77.258	2.99
ChileCHLSouth America	37.42	56.801	74.91
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	36.14	83.696	108.99
United StatesUSANorthern America	33.12	66.854	4,083.99
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	29.60	32.432	14.80
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	29.09	68.044	261.77
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	28.80	52.366	51.14
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	28.28	85.862	2.90
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.61	42.385	65.66
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	26.14	38.854	11.17
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	24.71	34.225	28.78
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	20.55	33.096	11.24
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	19.09	37.191	30.33
SpainESPSouthern Europe	18.53	44.337	277.17
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	17.30	71.687	28.15
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	15.60	98.182	20.90
ItalyITASouthern Europe	15.45	61.069	279.70
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	13.99	13.985	16.16
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	13.31	14.938	12.92
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	12.83	92.111	18.00
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	10.63	20.361	26.62
ColombiaCOLSouth America	9.06	36.655	77.97
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	8.48	12.712	1.18
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	7.46	21.615	68.61
PanamaPANCentral America	6.89	34.660	10.30
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	5.26	5.263	0.38
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4.78	22.969	61.78
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.51	90.991	4.44
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	4.47	45.810	1.79
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	3.38	88.121	57.41
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	3.03	40.757	68.43
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.82	19.922	43.57
FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.07	7.817	574.15
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.73	40.494	16.20
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.69	98.651	59.29
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1.19	97.096	50.28
HondurasHNDCentral America	1.00	55.938	9.01
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.93	0.932	17.16
PeruPERSouth America	0.85	47.276	48.27
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.63	2.532	1.58
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.24	1.944	162.00
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.13	62.514	112.79
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.12	99.003	34.09
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.03	2.049	143.00
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	0.000	5.89
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.00	99.680	68.84
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.16
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	45.399	9.78
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	97.143	0.35
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.00	37.086	7.55
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	81.443	0.97
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.00	93.040	24.57
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	100.000	2.00
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	99.965	28.49
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	99.038	1.04
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	8.333	0.36
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.32
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	7.73
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.00	70.556	9.00
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.21
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	100.000	4.20
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	90.099	1.01
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	16.667	0.18
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	79.070	0.43
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	45.101	7.96
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.64
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.17
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	96.667	0.30
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.05
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	1.021	10.77
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	83.448	8.70
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.00	95.586	20.39
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	91.189	4.54
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.18
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	86.667	0.15
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.113	8.84
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.00	48.897	25.83
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.00	63.846	1.30
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.26
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.00	84.631	10.15
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	40.625	0.32
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	51.613	0.93
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	70.588	0.68
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.00	56.604	2.12
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.28
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.00	22.140	10.75
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	50.086	11.64
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	17.647	0.51
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.21
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	98.246	1.71
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	21.053	1.14
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.06
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	96.040	1.01
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	92.233	1.03
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	18.55
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.00	96.305	70.64
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	89.720	4.28
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.00	98.793	19.06
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	10.194	9.81
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	99.985	68.30
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.00	49.819	5.54
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	97.318	18.64
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.53
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.31
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	99.973	37.51
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.00	60.284	4.23
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.00	67.910	1.34
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	78.947	0.95
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	5.991	2.17
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	98.387	0.62
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	51.793	2.51
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	92.308	1.30
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	72.414	1.16
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	95.530	6.04
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	7.018	18.38
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	3.46
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	49.891	4.59
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	80.494	33.17
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	32.75
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	98.077	0.52
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.00	68.653	4.53
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	55.89
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	99.688	41.63
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	59.857	2.79
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.00	43.137	0.51
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	95.455	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.38
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	86.667	0.15
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	69.231	0.13
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	90.000	0.10
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	97.826	0.46
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	25.000	0.16
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.09
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.35
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.58
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	35.371	13.09
SurinameSURSouth America	0.00	73.656	1.86
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.00	97.557	18.01
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.00	66.462	6.53
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	86.364	0.44
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	99.896	9.57
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.00	97.023	19.48
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	100.000	22.53
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.23
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	2.254	3.55
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	98.718	0.78
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	6.841	13.74
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	83.333	0.06
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.00	41.186	127.52
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	97.917	5.76
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	2.961	13.51

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

Botswana96.30
Mongolia91.83
Poland79.44
Serbia72.25
China69.99

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)
Highest26 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 72.414
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina5,798.82
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 5.89

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
60values changed, of 173 in both
33 · 27rose · fell
113unchanged

Rose most

Cambodia28.11 → 47.44+19.33
Laos0.00 → 13.99+13.99
Guatemala17.67 → 26.14+8.47
Slovenia21.92 → 29.60+7.67
Netherlands28.88 → 36.14+7.26

Fell most

Niger55.56 → 40.74−14.81
North Macedonia69.52 → 58.41−11.11
Hong Kong76.50 → 65.74−10.75
Denmark34.52 → 24.71−9.81
Greece51.89 → 43.31−8.58

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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Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 112 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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