Data for 2021
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021
Figures for 2021, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 95.98; 112 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2020, 62 values changed (28 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.
Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2021
HighestBotswana
95.98Lowest112 countries share it
0.00Shaded 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, 2021, 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 | 95.98 | 99.598 | 2.49 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 84.27 | 88.844 | 7.44 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 71.35 | 82.907 | 178.79 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 63.45 | 66.498 | 37.46 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 62.87 | 67.114 | 8,495.85 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 58.67 | 77.865 | 105.76 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 41.81 | 78.595 | 2.99 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 40.86 | 50.550 | 83.66 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 39.60 | 70.163 | 5.53 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 39.18 | 77.663 | 2.91 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 38.20 | 38.196 | 3.77 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 37.27 | 99.282 | 36.22 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 36.19 | 43.244 | 47.22 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 35.63 | 41.298 | 9.71 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 34.69 | 36.676 | 25.63 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 31.76 | 64.600 | 327.88 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 29.59 | 51.112 | 88.10 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 29.29 | 29.288 | 8.57 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 26.88 | 82.221 | 21.43 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 26.76 | 97.183 | 0.71 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 26.46 | 26.459 | 44.90 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 24.70 | 28.480 | 15.59 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 22.80 | 92.148 | 74.12 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 21.75 | 100.000 | 5.70 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 21.62 | 60.487 | 4,153.62 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 21.59 | 26.503 | 15.47 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 18.58 | 66.798 | 2.53 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 18.26 | 35.758 | 58.56 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 18.02 | 61.104 | 148.32 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 16.43 | 95.351 | 19.36 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 13.28 | 20.717 | 32.92 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 13.01 | 14.399 | 15.14 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 12.08 | 63.380 | 120.89 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 10.61 | 50.651 | 19.98 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 9.81 | 59.200 | 54.24 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 9.66 | 30.311 | 15.11 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 8.57 | 62.949 | 31.74 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 8.45 | 9.942 | 20.72 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 8.34 | 36.565 | 36.10 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 7.34 | 8.014 | 17.72 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 6.94 | 92.973 | 71.44 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 6.01 | 79.730 | 6.66 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 5.97 | 18.278 | 43.55 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 5.72 | 24.242 | 29.70 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 5.54 | 98.589 | 95.65 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 5.26 | 24.929 | 84.36 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4.91 | 59.253 | 285.49 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4.13 | 21.635 | 12.11 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 4.00 | 41.000 | 1.00 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 3.92 | 3.922 | 0.51 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.70 | 14.325 | 72.11 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.83 | 12.264 | 1.06 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 2.65 | 2.649 | 1.51 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.80 | 32.665 | 270.75 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.63 | 35.920 | 49.22 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.20 | 97.096 | 55.79 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.99 | 8.877 | 550.31 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.54 | 38.579 | 11.12 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.25 | 38.428 | 56.99 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.07 | 82.909 | 41.25 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.03 | 0.681 | 157.13 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 8.94 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.00 | 99.054 | 85.60 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 24.570 | 16.85 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 94.286 | 0.35 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 43.782 | 7.72 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 83.000 | 1.00 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.00 | 20.879 | 66.67 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 94.530 | 27.79 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 99.510 | 2.04 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.00 | 99.882 | 33.91 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.00 | 92.453 | 1.06 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.00 | 26.479 | 99.40 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.00 | 13.889 | 0.36 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.00 | 98.230 | 1.13 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 10.82 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.00 | 61.546 | 10.87 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 81.871 | 1.71 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 30.769 | 0.39 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 81.395 | 0.43 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 37.099 | 8.41 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 97.143 | 0.70 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 95.349 | 0.43 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.13 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 50.000 | 0.04 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.00 | 0.000 | 12.73 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 76.123 | 11.35 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.00 | 95.569 | 17.83 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 84.766 | 5.12 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 65.000 | 0.20 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.00 | 85.714 | 0.14 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 14.19 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.00 | 18.804 | 32.12 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 67.133 | 1.43 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 88.095 | 0.42 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 60.083 | 7.19 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.00 | 60.465 | 0.43 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 37.736 | 1.06 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 71.212 | 0.66 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 53.378 | 2.96 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.50 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.00 | 18.829 | 12.64 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 65.217 | 22.08 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 15.686 | 0.51 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.23 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 95.402 | 1.74 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 26.923 | 3.64 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.00 | 96.491 | 1.14 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 87.379 | 1.03 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 19.39 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.00 | 96.904 | 120.46 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.00 | 86.667 | 4.35 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.00 | 77.013 | 21.36 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.00 | 10.178 | 12.38 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 75.000 | 0.04 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.00 | 99.740 | 80.80 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.00 | 36.410 | 5.85 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 90.716 | 10.34 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.53 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 65.789 | 0.38 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 99.971 | 34.79 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 39.070 | 4.30 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.00 | 19.512 | 1.23 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.00 | 58.000 | 0.50 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 4.372 | 1.83 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 94.048 | 0.84 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.00 | 60.914 | 3.94 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 87.838 | 2.22 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.00 | 71.519 | 1.58 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.00 | 93.393 | 6.66 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.00 | 17.020 | 18.86 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.04 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 9.63 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.00 | 30.879 | 4.21 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 79.337 | 39.20 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 98.293 | 41.00 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 75.824 | 0.91 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.00 | 75.276 | 4.53 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.000 | 40.84 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.00 | 99.710 | 51.79 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 73.723 | 4.11 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 | 95.455 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.00 | 97.500 | 0.40 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.00 | 85.714 | 0.14 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00 | 52.941 | 0.17 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 90.909 | 0.11 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 86.667 | 0.60 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 5.000 | 0.20 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.10 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 89.474 | 0.38 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.00 | 98.246 | 0.57 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 37.345 | 17.70 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.00 | 51.675 | 2.09 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.00 | 1.781 | 171.78 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.00 | 96.131 | 21.71 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 63.121 | 8.65 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.00 | 77.465 | 0.71 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 85.714 | 0.07 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.00 | 99.892 | 9.27 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 96.895 | 21.90 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.00 | 99.965 | 28.40 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.26 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 2.467 | 5.27 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.00 | 96.970 | 0.66 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.00 | 15.385 | 15.99 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.00 | 75.000 | 0.08 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.00 | 20.765 | 82.93 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 82.877 | 2.92 |
02In 2021
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
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)
Highest11 share it
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 65.789
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China8,495.85Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 7.72
032020 → 2021
Since 2020
What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 62values changed, of 173 in both
- 28 · 34rose · fell
- 111unchanged
Rose most
- Madagascar9.72 → 18.58+8.86
- Ireland2.08 → 8.57+6.49
- Netherlands6.25 → 12.08+5.83
- Kyrgyzstan8.38 → 13.01+4.64
- Senegal2.48 → 6.01+3.53
Fell most
- Zimbabwe40.84 → 29.29−11.55
- North Macedonia49.25 → 39.60−9.65
- Montenegro47.79 → 38.20−9.59
- North Korea42.95 → 34.69−8.26
- New Caledonia47.22 → 39.18−8.05
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.
62 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 112 countries share 0.00. 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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Ember (2021). Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/coal-electricity/2021
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07Questions
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021: questions and answers
Which country has the highest coal power in Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021?
Botswana, at 95.98, of the 173 countries in the file.
What year does Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 describe?
2021.
How many countries does Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 cover?
173.
Where can I download Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.