Coal Share of Electricity by Country 2024

About This Dataset

Share of each country's electricity that was generated from coal in 2024, measured by Ember from reported national grid data. Covers countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in the year, so very small island grids do not dominate the ranking.

✨ AI Insight

South Africa is the most coal-dependent large grid in the world at 83.5%, followed by India at 74.5%. Scale matters more than rank in this table: India and China sit at second and ninth, but between them they generate over 12,000 TWh, so their coal shares represent more coal power than every other country listed combined. China's 57.8% is the lowest figure in the top nine yet covers a 10,087 TWh system. Poland at 54.3% is the only EU member in the ranking, and Australia at 45.2% the only high-income one outside Europe.

Source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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South Africa leads with 84 in 2024.

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Average value in 2024: 58 · median: 59.

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Gap in 2024: South Africa is 1.9× larger than Zimbabwe.