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Share of electricity generated by 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.1%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
210
with available data
Highest
Botswana
98.3%
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Botswana98.3%
2Mongolia85.8%
3South Africa81.4%
4India70.8%
5Serbia65.0%
By Region
Asia22.8%(27 countries)
Oceania21.9%(2 countries)
Africa15.9%(9 countries)
North America9.8%(4 countries)
Europe8.4%(32 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 (98.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.1%)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Other (129)
South America (7)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 98.3% |
| 2 | Mongolia | 85.8% |
| 3 | South Africa | 81.4% |
| 4 | India | 70.8% |
| 5 | Serbia | 65.0% |
| 6 | Morocco | 61.5% |
| 7 | Indonesia | 61.5% |
| 8 | Philippines | 58.7% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 56.6% |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.4% |
| 11 | People's Republic of China | 54.3% |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 54.3% |
| 13 | Poland | 50.4% |
| 14 | Vietnam | 48.1% |
| 15 | Malaysia | 44.6% |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 42.9% |
| 17 | Australia | 42.7% |
| 18 | Mauritius | 39.3% |
| 19 | New Caledonia | 36.5% |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 36.3% |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 35.2% |
| 22 | Türkiye | 34.3% |
| 23 | North Korea | 34.1% |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 33.7% |
| 25 | Japan | 32.1% |
| 26 | South Korea | 31.1% |
| 27 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 30.6% |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 29.1% |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 27.5% |
| 30 | Montenegro | 24.4% |
| 31 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.3% |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 22.5% |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 21.5% |
| 34 | Ukraine | 20.9% |
| 35 | Germany | 20.6% |
| 36 | Madagascar | 20.6% |
| 37 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.8% |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 18.4% |
| 39 | Niger | 17.9% |
| 40 | Thailand | 17.8% |
| 41 | Chile | 17.8% |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 16.5% |
| 43 | United States of America | 16.3% |
| 44 | Guatemala | 15.8% |
| 45 | Rwanda | 15.0% |
| 46 | Pakistan | 14.8% |
| 47 | Slovenia | 14.7% |
| 48 | Romania | 13.4% |
| 49 | Guadeloupe | 13.2% |
| 50 | Reunion | 13.0% |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.6% |
| 52 | Zambia | 10.8% |
| 53 | Netherlands | 7.1% |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 6.6% |
| 55 | Colombia | 6.1% |
| 56 | Myanmar | 5.5% |
| 57 | Croatia | 5.0% |
| 58 | Greece | 4.7% |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 4.7% |
| 60 | Canada | 4.1% |
| 61 | Panama | 3.7% |
| 62 | Hungary | 3.4% |
| 63 | Israel | 3.4% |
| 64 | Eswatini | 3.3% |
| 65 | Mexico | 3.0% |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 3.0% |
| 67 | Denmark | 2.7% |
| 68 | Namibia | 2.4% |
| 69 | Brazil | 2.3% |
| 70 | Argentina | 1.8% |
| 71 | Italy | 1.4% |
| 72 | Senegal | 1.3% |
| 73 | New Zealand | 1.1% |
| 74 | Slovakia | 1.1% |
| 75 | Singapore | 0.9% |
| 76 | Ireland | 0.5% |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.5% |
| 78 | Spain | 0.3% |
| 79 | France | 0.3% |
| 80 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 81 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.2% |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 0.1% |
| 83 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 84 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 85 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 86 | Cameroon | 0.0% |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 88 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 90 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 91 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 92 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 94 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 96 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 97 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 98 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 99 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 100 | Ecuador | 0.0% |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 103 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 104 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 105 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 106 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 107 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 109 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 110 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 111 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 112 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 113 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 114 | Ghana | 0.0% |
| 115 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 116 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 117 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 118 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 119 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 120 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 121 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 122 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 123 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 124 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 126 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 127 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 128 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 129 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 130 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 131 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 132 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 133 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 134 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 135 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 137 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 138 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 139 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 140 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 141 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 142 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 143 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 144 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 145 | Mozambique | 0.0% |
| 146 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 147 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 148 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 149 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 152 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 153 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 155 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 156 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 159 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 160 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 161 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 163 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 166 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 167 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 169 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 170 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 171 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 172 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 173 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 174 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 175 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 176 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 177 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 178 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 179 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 181 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 182 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 183 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 184 | Uganda | 0.0% |
| 185 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 186 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% |
| 187 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% |
| 188 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 189 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 190 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 191 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 192 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 193 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 194 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 195 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 196 | Angola | 0.0% |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 198 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 199 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 200 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 201 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 202 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 203 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 204 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 205 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 206 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 207 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 208 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 209 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 210 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
Showing 210 of 210 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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