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environmental2025

Electricity generation from coal

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•211 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
49.6terawatt-hours
Median: 0.0terawatt-hours
Countries Covered
211
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
5,751.6terawatt-hours
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0terawatt-hours
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China5,751.6terawatt-hours
2India1,474.2terawatt-hours
3United States of America737.2terawatt-hours
4Japan330.1terawatt-hours
5Indonesia228.4terawatt-hours
By Region
Asia317.3terawatt-hours(27 countries)
North America194.3terawatt-hours(4 countries)
Oceania61.4terawatt-hours(2 countries)
Africa25.0terawatt-hours(9 countries)
Europe9.5terawatt-hours(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0terawatt-hours)High (5,751.6terawatt-hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.6terawatt-hours)

Asia (27)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (130)

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 2025; 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 ↕
1People's Republic of China5,751.6terawatt-hours
2India1,474.2terawatt-hours
3United States of America737.2terawatt-hours
4Japan330.1terawatt-hours
5Indonesia228.4terawatt-hours
6Russian Federation219.5terawatt-hours
7South Africa197.5terawatt-hours
8South Korea194.5terawatt-hours
9Vietnam149.2terawatt-hours
10Australia122.4terawatt-hours
11Türkiye121.4terawatt-hours
12Taiwan, Province of China104.6terawatt-hours
13Germany103.2terawatt-hours
14Malaysia89.6terawatt-hours
15Poland87.3terawatt-hours
16Philippines72.2terawatt-hours
17Kazakhstan67.1terawatt-hours
18Thailand33.6terawatt-hours
19Pakistan28.9terawatt-hours
20Morocco27.4terawatt-hours
21Canada26.7terawatt-hours
22Czech Republic26.6terawatt-hours
23Serbia23.8terawatt-hours
24Ukraine23.3terawatt-hours
25Bangladesh22.2terawatt-hours
26Brazil17.2terawatt-hours
27Chile15.7terawatt-hours
28Hong Kong12.6terawatt-hours
29Lao People's Democratic Republic12.2terawatt-hours
30Mexico10.9terawatt-hours
31Cambodia10.1terawatt-hours
32Netherlands9.6terawatt-hours
33North Korea9.2terawatt-hours
34Bulgaria8.6terawatt-hours
35Mongolia8.3terawatt-hours
36Bosnia and Herzegovina8.0terawatt-hours
37Romania6.7terawatt-hours
38Dominican Republic6.6terawatt-hours
39Uzbekistan5.7terawatt-hours
40Colombia5.5terawatt-hours
41Sri Lanka4.8terawatt-hours
42Zimbabwe4.4terawatt-hours
43Italy3.7terawatt-hours
44Botswana3.4terawatt-hours
45Puerto Rico3.4terawatt-hours
46Argentina2.8terawatt-hours
47Israel2.8terawatt-hours
48Greece2.7terawatt-hours
49Guatemala2.5terawatt-hours
50Slovenia2.2terawatt-hours
51Zambia2.1terawatt-hours
52The Republic of North Macedonia2.1terawatt-hours
53Kyrgyzstan2.0terawatt-hours
54France1.7terawatt-hours
55Hungary1.4terawatt-hours
56Mauritius1.3terawatt-hours
57Myanmar1.2terawatt-hours
58Tajikistan1.2terawatt-hours
59New Caledonia1.1terawatt-hours
60Brunei Darussalam1.1terawatt-hours
61Spain0.9terawatt-hours
62Denmark0.9terawatt-hours
63Croatia0.7terawatt-hours
64Islamic Republic of Iran0.7terawatt-hours
65Montenegro0.6terawatt-hours
66Singapore0.6terawatt-hours
67Madagascar0.5terawatt-hours
68Panama0.5terawatt-hours
69New Zealand0.5terawatt-hours
70Reunion0.4terawatt-hours
71United Kingdom0.3terawatt-hours
72Slovakia0.3terawatt-hours
73Guadeloupe0.2terawatt-hours
74Niger0.2terawatt-hours
75Rwanda0.2terawatt-hours
76Finland0.2terawatt-hours
77Ireland0.2terawatt-hours
78Senegal0.1terawatt-hours
79Honduras0.1terawatt-hours
80Namibia0.0terawatt-hours
81Afghanistan0.0terawatt-hours
82Belarus0.0terawatt-hours
83Eswatini0.0terawatt-hours
84Peru0.0terawatt-hours
85Burundi0.0terawatt-hours
86Cameroon0.0terawatt-hours
87Cape Verde0.0terawatt-hours
88Cayman Islands0.0terawatt-hours
89Central African Republic0.0terawatt-hours
90Chad0.0terawatt-hours
91Comoros0.0terawatt-hours
92Republic of the Congo0.0terawatt-hours
93Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0terawatt-hours
94Cook Islands0.0terawatt-hours
95Costa Rica0.0terawatt-hours
96Cuba0.0terawatt-hours
97Cyprus0.0terawatt-hours
98Benin0.0terawatt-hours
99Dominica0.0terawatt-hours
100Ecuador0.0terawatt-hours
101Equatorial Guinea0.0terawatt-hours
102Ethiopia0.0terawatt-hours
103Eritrea0.0terawatt-hours
104Estonia0.0terawatt-hours
105Faroe Islands0.0terawatt-hours
106Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0terawatt-hours
107Fiji0.0terawatt-hours
108French Polynesia0.0terawatt-hours
109Djibouti0.0terawatt-hours
110Gabon0.0terawatt-hours
111Georgia0.0terawatt-hours
112Republic of The Gambia0.0terawatt-hours
113State of Palestine0.0terawatt-hours
114Ghana0.0terawatt-hours
115Gibraltar0.0terawatt-hours
116Kiribati0.0terawatt-hours
117Greenland0.0terawatt-hours
118Grenada0.0terawatt-hours
119Guam0.0terawatt-hours
120Guinea0.0terawatt-hours
121Guyana0.0terawatt-hours
122Haiti0.0terawatt-hours
123Iceland0.0terawatt-hours
124Iraq0.0terawatt-hours
125Cote d'Ivoire0.0terawatt-hours
126Jamaica0.0terawatt-hours
127Jordan0.0terawatt-hours
128Kenya0.0terawatt-hours
129Kuwait0.0terawatt-hours
130Lebanon0.0terawatt-hours
131Lesotho0.0terawatt-hours
132Latvia0.0terawatt-hours
133Liberia0.0terawatt-hours
134Libya0.0terawatt-hours
135Lithuania0.0terawatt-hours
136Luxembourg0.0terawatt-hours
137Macao0.0terawatt-hours
138Malawi0.0terawatt-hours
139Maldives0.0terawatt-hours
140Mali0.0terawatt-hours
141Malta0.0terawatt-hours
142Mauritania0.0terawatt-hours
143Moldova, Republic of0.0terawatt-hours
144Montserrat0.0terawatt-hours
145Mozambique0.0terawatt-hours
146Oman0.0terawatt-hours
147Nauru0.0terawatt-hours
148Nepal0.0terawatt-hours
149Aruba0.0terawatt-hours
150Vanuatu0.0terawatt-hours
151Nicaragua0.0terawatt-hours
152Nigeria0.0terawatt-hours
153Niue0.0terawatt-hours
154Norway0.0terawatt-hours
155Papua New Guinea0.0terawatt-hours
156Paraguay0.0terawatt-hours
157Portugal0.0terawatt-hours
158Guinea-Bissau0.0terawatt-hours
159Timor-Leste0.0terawatt-hours
160Qatar0.0terawatt-hours
161Saint Helena0.0terawatt-hours
162Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0terawatt-hours
163Saint Lucia0.0terawatt-hours
164Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0terawatt-hours
165Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0terawatt-hours
166Sao Tome and Principe0.0terawatt-hours
167Saudi Arabia0.0terawatt-hours
168Seychelles0.0terawatt-hours
169Sierra Leone0.0terawatt-hours
170Somalia0.0terawatt-hours
171South Sudan0.0terawatt-hours
172Sudan0.0terawatt-hours
173Western Sahara0.0terawatt-hours
174Suriname0.0terawatt-hours
175Sweden0.0terawatt-hours
176Switzerland0.0terawatt-hours
177Syrian Arab Republic0.0terawatt-hours
178Togo0.0terawatt-hours
179Tonga0.0terawatt-hours
180Trinidad and Tobago0.0terawatt-hours
181United Arab Emirates0.0terawatt-hours
182Tunisia0.0terawatt-hours
183Turkmenistan0.0terawatt-hours
184Turks and Caicos Islands0.0terawatt-hours
185Uganda0.0terawatt-hours
186Egypt0.0terawatt-hours
187United Republic of Tanzania0.0terawatt-hours
188Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0terawatt-hours
189Burkina Faso0.0terawatt-hours
190Uruguay0.0terawatt-hours
191Venezuela0.0terawatt-hours
192Samoa0.0terawatt-hours
193Yemen0.0terawatt-hours
194Albania0.0terawatt-hours
195Algeria0.0terawatt-hours
196American Samoa0.0terawatt-hours
197Angola0.0terawatt-hours
198Antigua and Barbuda0.0terawatt-hours
199Azerbaijan0.0terawatt-hours
200Austria0.0terawatt-hours
201Bahamas0.0terawatt-hours
202Bahrain0.0terawatt-hours
203Armenia0.0terawatt-hours
204Barbados0.0terawatt-hours
205Belgium0.0terawatt-hours
206Bermuda0.0terawatt-hours
207Bhutan0.0terawatt-hours
208Bolivia0.0terawatt-hours
209Belize0.0terawatt-hours
210Solomon Islands0.0terawatt-hours
211Virgin Islands, British0.0terawatt-hours
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Topics

#environmental#terawatt-hours#electricity#generation#from#coal

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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