Coal Share of Electricity by Country 2023

About This Dataset

Share of each country's total electricity generation that came from coal in 2023, 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 was the most coal-dependent grid in 2023 at 82.5%, with India second at 75.3%. Six of the fifteen countries here were above 60%. Poland at 59.7% and Serbia at 59.9% show how concentrated Europe's remaining coal dependence had become - they are the only European entries, and both sit just under the 60% line. China at 60.8% is the entry that dominates world totals rather than the ranking itself. Taiwan at 43.1% and Malaysia at 43.3% close the table, both economies where coal competes directly with imported gas.

Source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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South Africa leads with 83 in 2023.

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Average value in 2023: 59 · median: 60.

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Gap in 2023: South Africa is 1.9× larger than Taiwan.