environmental2024

Share of primary energy consumption that comes from coal

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data79 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
12.2%
Median: 4.8%
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
South Africa
71.8%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa71.8%
2India56.6%
3People's Republic of China52.8%
4Kazakhstan48.4%
5Estonia48.3%
By Region
Africa25.1%(4 countries)
Asia20.8%(23 countries)
Oceania15.9%(2 countries)
Europe7.9%(31 countries)
Other7.2%(10 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (71.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.2%)

Africa (4)
Asia (23)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
Other (10)
North America (3)
South America (6)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Africa71.8%
2India56.6%
3People's Republic of China52.8%
4Kazakhstan48.4%
5Estonia48.3%
6Vietnam47.6%
7Indonesia43.8%
8Philippines41.3%
9Poland33.0%
10Taiwan, Province of China31.8%
11Morocco26.8%
12Japan26.4%
13Czech Republic25.6%
14Australia25.5%
15The Republic of North Macedonia24.9%
16Türkiye24.0%
17South Korea22.0%
18Malaysia21.8%
19Ukraine18.0%
20Sri Lanka17.7%
21Bangladesh16.9%
22Bulgaria16.7%
23Germany13.9%
24Pakistan13.0%
25Slovenia13.0%
26Hong Kong12.8%
27Slovakia12.3%
28Thailand12.0%
29Russian Federation11.6%
30Israel11.1%
31Colombia10.1%
32United States of America8.3%
33Romania7.2%
34Chile7.1%
35Uzbekistan7.1%
36Austria6.9%
37Finland6.4%
38New Zealand6.3%
39Netherlands5.2%
40Belgium4.8%
41Brazil3.9%
42Belarus3.6%
43Mexico3.4%
44Hungary3.4%
45Greece3.3%
46Sweden3.2%
47Denmark2.8%
48Ireland2.7%
49Croatia2.6%
50United Kingdom2.5%
51Canada2.1%
52United Arab Emirates2.0%
53France2.0%
54Iceland1.9%
55Peru1.9%
56Spain1.7%
57Egypt1.7%
58Italy1.7%
59Norway1.7%
60Lithuania1.5%
61Argentina1.0%
62Luxembourg0.6%
63Cyprus0.5%
64Islamic Republic of Iran0.5%
65Latvia0.4%
66Venezuela0.4%
67Singapore0.3%
68Oman0.3%
69Switzerland0.3%
70Algeria0.2%
71Kuwait0.2%
72Saudi Arabia0.1%
73Ecuador0.0%
74Portugal0.0%
75Qatar0.0%
76Azerbaijan0.0%
77Iraq0.0%
78Trinidad and Tobago0.0%
79Turkmenistan0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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