Data for 2020

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2020

Figures for 2020, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2020 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 97.25; 111 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2019, 63 values changed (22 up, 41 down), the same countries are covered.

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2020

HighestBotswana

97.25

Lowest111 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
2020the year it describes
63distinct 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by Ember.

BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	97.25	99.54	2.18
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	84.49	89.76	6.64
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	71.17	72.67	37.18
PolandPOLEastern Europe	68.34	82.04	157.15
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	63.66	67.65	7,745.56
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	57.18	78.77	101.75
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	49.25	72.29	5.34
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	47.79	47.79	3.39
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	47.22	84.26	3.24
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	42.95	46.47	24.10
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	40.84	41.43	6.71
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	39.31	75.86	2.90
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	38.83	44.81	7.52
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	38.70	49.59	80.10
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	35.31	99.45	34.35
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	35.19	57.84	302.00
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	33.66	39.96	40.14
NigerNERWestern Africa	31.34	97.02	0.67
ChileCHLSouth America	31.19	51.56	83.58
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	30.63	83.84	19.49
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	28.40	28.40	39.96
IsraelISRWestern Asia	26.12	93.90	72.74
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	25.81	29.37	16.89
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	21.43	100.00	5.74
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	21.10	24.24	12.42
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	19.70	62.18	135.57
United StatesUSANorthern America	19.13	60.15	4,043.18
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	16.95	34.65	55.21
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	16.05	96.02	19.07
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	13.91	63.06	47.51
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	13.10	51.33	18.78
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	12.41	14.51	15.23
ColombiaCOLSouth America	11.73	34.68	77.75
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	10.71	17.95	28.58
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	10.62	38.20	34.92
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	9.72	59.26	2.16
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	9.22	35.37	13.23
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	8.38	9.22	15.40
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	8.26	9.90	20.10
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	7.82	92.47	66.53
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	6.52	21.82	28.51
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	6.25	69.81	121.96
PanamaPANCentral America	5.58	24.31	10.94
ItalyITASouthern Europe	4.83	57.77	276.81
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	4.59	41.41	51.39
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	4.08	4.08	0.49
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3.92	19.08	43.35
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.69	98.54	85.46
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3.52	14.47	69.24
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.37	37.08	0.89
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	3.00	3.50	2.00
SenegalSENWestern Africa	2.48	83.17	6.06
SpainESPSouthern Europe	2.13	33.68	259.47
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.08	57.56	32.16
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1.70	10.17	1.18
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1.00	97.19	53.07
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.81	19.72	69.03
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.59	9.18	527.25
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.49	45.37	10.14
PeruPERSouth America	0.26	36.52	52.99
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.08	95.62	38.54
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.03	1.48	154.32
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	0.00	5.31
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.00	98.89	79.37
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.00	0.17
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	24.39	16.81
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	94.29	0.35
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.00	41.49	7.64
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	82.83	0.99
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.00	94.87	25.75
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	99.51	2.03
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	99.94	33.38
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	93.40	1.06
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.00	34.44	88.29
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	11.36	0.44
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	98.99	0.99
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.00	11.37
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.00	64.36	10.27
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.16
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	81.13	1.59
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	24.32	0.37
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	83.33	0.42
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	39.89	8.80
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	97.10	0.69
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	0.00	0.15
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	94.29	0.35
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.13
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	75.00	0.04
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	0.17	11.72
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	69.45	11.26
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.00	95.27	19.03
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	87.63	4.85
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.13
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	85.71	0.14
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.08	12.49
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.00	20.36	31.29
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.00	65.25	1.41
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	87.81	0.41
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.00	51.15	6.08
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	60.98	0.41
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	37.04	1.08
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	69.70	0.66
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.00	51.20	2.93
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.48
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.00	25.27	11.16
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	62.65	19.73
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	17.31	0.52
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.22
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	95.32	1.71
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	39.11	2.48
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	97.37	1.14
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	86.28	1.02
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.00	18.89
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.00	96.12	117.12
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	86.22	4.28
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.00	81.06	20.70
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	6.42	11.68
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	75.00	0.04
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	99.88	74.64
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.00	36.36	5.72
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	93.26	18.25
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.43
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	71.11	0.45
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	99.97	29.50
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.00	45.32	4.70
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.00	20.49	1.22
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	66.07	0.56
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	0.57	1.75
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	95.12	0.82
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	59.14	3.94
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	88.37	2.15
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	71.17	1.63
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	94.18	6.18
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.01
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	16.51	19.02
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.00	0.04
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.00	6.18
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	30.08	3.79
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	79.45	38.00
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	99.74	38.20
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	78.57	0.84
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.00	72.68	4.10
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.00	46.63
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	99.72	49.40
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	73.07	4.01
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	95.46	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	97.37	0.38
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	86.67	0.15
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	61.11	0.18
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	90.91	0.11
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	88.14	0.59
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	5.00	0.20
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.00	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	91.89	0.37
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	98.21	0.56
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	35.17	17.20
SurinameSURSouth America	0.00	51.71	2.05
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.00	1.49	163.78
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.00	96.20	21.03
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.00	58.62	7.83
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	85.25	0.61
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	85.71	0.07
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	99.89	9.23
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.00	96.87	21.38
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	100.00	25.76
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.25
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	2.61	4.60
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	98.44	0.64
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	5.97	13.57
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	66.67	0.09
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.00	22.32	80.51
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	83.33	2.94

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

Botswana97.25
Mongolia84.49
Serbia71.17
Poland68.34
China63.66

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)
Highest13 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 67.65
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,745.56
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 6.18

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
63values changed, of 173 in both
22 · 41rose · fell
110unchanged

Rose most

Dominican Republic16.73 → 30.63+13.90
Brunei9.74 → 21.43+11.69
Montenegro43.73 → 47.79+4.06
Mauritius36.22 → 39.31+3.09
Philippines54.60 → 57.18+2.58

Fell most

Hong Kong57.01 → 35.31−21.70
Greece25.28 → 13.91−11.36
Guatemala31.97 → 21.10−10.87
Senegal13.06 → 2.48−10.58
North Macedonia59.80 → 49.25−10.55

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. 111 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Ember (2020). Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/coal-electricity/2020

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