Data for 2018
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018
Figures for 2018, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 99.357; 111 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2017, 62 values changed (22 up, 40 down), the same countries are covered.
Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2018
HighestBotswana
99.357Lowest111 countries share it
0.000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 173 countries · select a heading to sort
| BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 99.357 | 99.678 | 3.11 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 88.737 | 93.303 | 6.57 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 77.058 | 87.240 | 169.43 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 68.230 | 70.275 | 36.67 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 66.958 | 70.532 | 7,133.23 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 60.131 | 99.590 | 36.57 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 52.065 | 76.629 | 99.74 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 50.802 | 65.062 | 5.61 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 47.444 | 54.687 | 86.84 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 45.630 | 48.731 | 24.83 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 43.796 | 44.327 | 9.43 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 40.857 | 88.000 | 3.50 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 40.789 | 40.789 | 3.80 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 40.385 | 79.487 | 3.12 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 40.120 | 45.152 | 46.51 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 37.408 | 41.076 | 8.18 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 37.248 | 67.743 | 300.15 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 36.558 | 54.134 | 81.76 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 35.849 | 98.113 | 0.53 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 34.922 | 34.922 | 34.42 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 32.674 | 69.321 | 52.61 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 29.846 | 97.276 | 69.02 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 29.434 | 33.887 | 13.25 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 28.660 | 31.762 | 16.12 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 27.359 | 63.341 | 4,201.55 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 24.426 | 41.361 | 64.07 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 24.385 | 80.203 | 113.10 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 21.748 | 31.314 | 30.21 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 20.583 | 49.597 | 58.35 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 19.328 | 56.723 | 2.38 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 14.571 | 39.158 | 32.05 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 14.189 | 97.343 | 17.69 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 13.758 | 41.179 | 271.40 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 12.531 | 15.356 | 16.28 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 12.223 | 67.121 | 129.02 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 11.633 | 86.224 | 19.60 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 11.290 | 22.543 | 26.66 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 10.725 | 27.663 | 13.52 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 10.256 | 17.094 | 1.17 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 9.952 | 60.005 | 286.06 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 9.919 | 85.830 | 4.94 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 8.244 | 21.786 | 70.23 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 7.116 | 41.821 | 21.64 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 7.064 | 8.166 | 15.43 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 6.927 | 66.688 | 31.04 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 6.839 | 6.839 | 19.74 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 5.779 | 23.667 | 78.21 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4.286 | 22.232 | 11.20 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 4.082 | 4.082 | 0.49 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 3.721 | 90.641 | 63.15 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.659 | 58.537 | 0.82 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.799 | 22.592 | 64.67 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 2.262 | 98.231 | 79.15 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.241 | 16.602 | 43.73 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.442 | 8.581 | 576.24 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.418 | 1.418 | 1.41 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.303 | 97.187 | 52.97 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.238 | 38.869 | 54.62 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.208 | 2.240 | 163.36 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.083 | 17.525 | 12.04 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.077 | 97.923 | 38.99 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.027 | 1.980 | 145.94 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.55 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 98.932 | 76.75 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.16 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 20.548 | 13.14 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 97.222 | 0.36 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 44.532 | 7.59 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 83.505 | 0.97 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 92.240 | 25.13 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 2.00 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 99.966 | 29.55 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 97.115 | 1.04 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.000 | 38.053 | 73.87 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 7.317 | 0.41 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.19 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.89 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 70.418 | 10.04 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.16 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 4.30 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 85.561 | 1.87 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 28.571 | 0.35 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 79.070 | 0.43 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 41.101 | 8.54 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 98.507 | 0.67 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 94.118 | 0.34 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.10 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 60.000 | 0.05 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.000 | 1.399 | 11.44 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 70.120 | 10.04 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.000 | 96.538 | 20.80 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 90.514 | 5.06 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.05 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 81.818 | 0.11 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.096 | 10.46 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.000 | 28.088 | 29.23 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 67.407 | 1.35 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 87.179 | 0.39 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 83.913 | 12.37 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 51.429 | 0.35 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 40.909 | 1.10 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 70.588 | 0.68 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 52.878 | 2.78 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.39 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 59.289 | 14.91 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 19.231 | 0.52 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.23 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 95.954 | 1.73 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 37.629 | 1.94 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 97.368 | 1.14 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 81.731 | 1.04 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 37.178 | 9.71 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.69 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.000 | 98.090 | 98.41 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 85.354 | 3.96 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 89.396 | 20.37 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.000 | 13.717 | 11.30 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 99.879 | 74.13 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 48.065 | 6.72 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 97.791 | 21.28 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.52 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 68.293 | 0.41 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 99.971 | 34.18 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 24.658 | 2.92 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.000 | 29.167 | 0.96 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 72.308 | 0.65 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 18.232 | 1.81 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 96.203 | 0.79 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.000 | 59.834 | 3.61 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 89.848 | 1.97 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 69.863 | 1.46 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 94.052 | 5.38 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 18.203 | 17.14 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.04 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.84 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 41.290 | 4.65 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 78.834 | 36.71 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 99.868 | 37.76 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 85.714 | 0.42 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 77.064 | 4.36 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 59.34 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 99.688 | 48.06 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 64.935 | 3.08 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 95.652 | 0.23 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 97.561 | 0.41 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 86.667 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 60.000 | 0.15 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.10 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 98.077 | 0.52 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 33.333 | 0.27 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.10 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 94.595 | 0.37 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.54 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 40.244 | 16.40 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 46.842 | 1.90 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 96.505 | 22.32 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 68.263 | 7.31 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 65.000 | 0.60 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 85.714 | 0.07 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 99.892 | 9.23 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 97.371 | 20.92 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 25.36 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.26 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 7.209 | 4.30 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 98.387 | 0.62 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 2.464 | 14.61 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 75.000 | 0.08 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.000 | 41.631 | 99.71 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 86.246 | 3.49 |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Lowest
- Yemenshared0.000
- Samoashared0.000
- Vanuatushared0.000
- United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
- British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest18 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 69.321
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China7,133.23Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.89
032017 → 2018
Since 2017
What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 62values changed, of 173 in both
- 22 · 40rose · fell
- 111unchanged
Rose most
- Madagascar6.061 → 19.328+13.267
- Türkiye32.790 → 37.248+4.458
- Pakistan8.369 → 12.223+3.854
- Zambia8.791 → 12.531+3.740
- Senegal6.568 → 9.919+3.351
Fell most
- Cambodia53.846 → 37.408−16.438
- Montenegro54.839 → 40.789−14.050
- North Macedonia60.536 → 50.802−9.734
- Bulgaria46.655 → 40.120−6.535
- Ireland11.822 → 6.927−4.895
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.
63 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 111 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 173 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018: questions and answers
Which country has the highest coal power in Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018?
Botswana, at 99.357, of the 173 countries in the file.
What year does Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 describe?
2018.
How many countries does Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 cover?
173.
Where can I download Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018?
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Is Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.