Data for 2023
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023
Figures for 2023, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 98.76; 112 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2022, 58 values changed (12 up, 46 down), 1 left.
Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2023
HighestBotswana
98.76Lowest112 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, 2023, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 172 countries · select a heading to sort
| BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 98.76 | 99.690 | 3.23 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 85.16 | 90.832 | 8.29 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 63.18 | 78.574 | 116.73 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 61.27 | 65.376 | 9,402.74 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 59.85 | 65.039 | 39.33 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 59.72 | 72.293 | 165.52 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 57.50 | 57.868 | 13.60 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 43.84 | 43.844 | 9.99 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 40.15 | 67.826 | 6.90 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 39.50 | 45.185 | 75.80 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 39.14 | 39.141 | 4.19 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 36.91 | 57.991 | 319.79 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 36.89 | 73.786 | 3.09 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 34.54 | 37.313 | 26.72 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 33.64 | 82.569 | 3.27 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 33.27 | 99.046 | 37.75 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 31.43 | 82.736 | 24.56 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 29.27 | 34.606 | 40.08 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 23.29 | 23.289 | 52.30 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 20.57 | 56.048 | 2.48 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 20.36 | 100.000 | 5.60 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 20.19 | 23.473 | 15.55 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 17.53 | 97.938 | 0.97 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 16.92 | 88.209 | 77.43 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 16.28 | 94.623 | 19.90 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 16.25 | 36.860 | 89.23 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 15.96 | 32.730 | 14.91 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 15.87 | 59.106 | 4,253.91 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 15.46 | 50.909 | 1.10 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 15.05 | 48.098 | 148.01 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 14.15 | 30.553 | 56.95 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 11.69 | 13.529 | 13.60 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 10.95 | 10.997 | 19.46 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 10.91 | 33.879 | 84.36 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 10.61 | 98.292 | 100.73 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 9.38 | 50.174 | 48.93 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 7.63 | 29.874 | 17.44 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 7.47 | 13.603 | 33.89 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 7.42 | 90.104 | 76.80 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 7.26 | 49.291 | 119.96 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 7.01 | 28.813 | 35.54 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 5.31 | 53.507 | 21.10 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 5.05 | 55.450 | 261.55 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 4.76 | 5.794 | 21.23 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 4.13 | 15.205 | 29.53 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3.84 | 54.724 | 31.54 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 3.51 | 39.359 | 13.11 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3.09 | 13.402 | 0.97 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 3.03 | 3.030 | 0.66 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.91 | 6.023 | 81.52 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.59 | 2.116 | 1.89 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.30 | 28.111 | 279.11 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.24 | 10.375 | 42.89 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.10 | 83.049 | 8.20 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.00 | 95.472 | 57.29 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.48 | 45.637 | 12.49 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.31 | 7.915 | 518.75 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.07 | 45.622 | 60.87 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.05 | 68.687 | 41.74 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.02 | 1.530 | 153.63 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 9.01 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.00 | 99.051 | 95.88 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 25.968 | 15.75 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 94.444 | 0.36 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 43.006 | 8.65 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 83.000 | 1.00 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.00 | 15.244 | 70.98 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 93.469 | 29.09 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 99.095 | 2.21 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.00 | 99.760 | 37.47 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.00 | 91.818 | 1.10 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.00 | 26.470 | 82.13 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.00 | 11.111 | 0.45 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.00 | 97.000 | 1.00 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 11.16 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.00 | 66.693 | 12.55 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 84.024 | 1.69 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 24.000 | 0.50 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 72.000 | 0.50 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 26.731 | 7.22 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 97.143 | 0.70 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.14 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 94.444 | 0.36 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.14 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 50.000 | 0.04 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.00 | 0.085 | 11.72 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 69.854 | 10.98 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.00 | 96.353 | 19.74 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 79.550 | 5.33 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 65.000 | 0.20 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.00 | 86.667 | 0.15 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 15.63 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.00 | 26.382 | 35.82 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 75.524 | 1.43 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 89.796 | 0.49 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 51.220 | 5.74 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.00 | 53.061 | 0.49 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 36.522 | 1.15 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 66.197 | 0.71 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 64.479 | 2.59 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.51 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.00 | 23.909 | 14.43 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 61.481 | 24.30 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 18.033 | 0.61 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.24 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 92.222 | 1.80 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 25.500 | 4.00 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.00 | 97.101 | 1.38 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 77.647 | 0.85 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 19.81 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.00 | 98.786 | 145.01 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.00 | 87.841 | 4.77 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.00 | 78.040 | 23.77 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.00 | 10.234 | 12.80 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 75.000 | 0.04 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.00 | 97.872 | 89.76 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.00 | 22.257 | 6.38 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 65.924 | 6.28 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 42.623 | 0.61 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 99.970 | 33.75 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 16.226 | 5.30 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.00 | 10.638 | 1.41 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.00 | 66.667 | 0.66 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 4.372 | 1.83 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 92.941 | 0.85 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.00 | 80.200 | 6.01 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 86.383 | 2.35 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.00 | 78.469 | 2.09 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.00 | 90.394 | 6.35 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.00 | 16.433 | 19.96 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.04 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 10.70 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.00 | 37.611 | 4.52 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 77.322 | 40.92 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 95.111 | 45.00 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 60.000 | 0.85 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.00 | 76.321 | 4.73 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.000 | 53.04 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 25.531 | 46.14 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.00 | 96.435 | 56.38 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 76.493 | 5.36 |
 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 | 86.667 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00 | 60.000 | 0.15 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 88.889 | 0.09 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 85.484 | 0.62 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 4.762 | 0.21 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 90.909 | 0.11 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 80.952 | 0.42 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.00 | 98.214 | 0.56 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 19.021 | 14.51 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.00 | 46.821 | 1.73 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.00 | 1.403 | 166.05 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.00 | 96.483 | 25.02 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 73.510 | 10.57 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.00 | 73.239 | 0.71 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 85.714 | 0.07 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.00 | 99.895 | 9.52 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 96.053 | 21.28 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.00 | 99.969 | 32.60 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.26 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 2.946 | 5.77 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.00 | 97.059 | 0.68 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.00 | 7.566 | 12.82 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.00 | 75.000 | 0.08 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.00 | 9.658 | 71.96 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 89.844 | 5.12 |
02In 2023
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Botswana98.76
- Mongolia85.16
- Philippines63.18
- China61.27
- Serbia59.85
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)
Highest10 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 65.650
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China9,402.74Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 8.25
032022 → 2023
Since 2022
What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 58values changed, of 172 in both
- 12 · 46rose · fell
- 114unchanged
Rose most
- Cambodia31.09 → 57.50+26.41
- Zimbabwe32.66 → 43.84+11.18
- Rwanda4.81 → 15.46+10.65
- Guatemala9.42 → 15.96+6.54
- Bangladesh5.54 → 10.61+5.08
Fell most
- Bulgaria43.34 → 29.27−14.07
- Poland69.84 → 59.72−10.12
- Montenegro46.83 → 39.14−7.69
- Serbia67.42 → 59.85−7.57
- Chile23.64 → 16.25−7.39
− LesothoChanges 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.
61 distinct values among 172
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 172 countries has every column.
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Ember (2023). Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/coal-electricity/2023
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07Questions
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest coal power in Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023?
Botswana, at 98.76, of the 172 countries in the file.
What year does Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 cover?
172.
Where can I download Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023?
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Is Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.