Coal Share of Electricity by Country 2022

Source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Coal Share of Electricity by Country 2022

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Key Findings

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South Africa leads in Coal Share of Electricity Generation with 84.40 in 2022.

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Average Coal Share of Electricity Generation in 2022: 59.87 · median: 61.50.

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Gap in 2022: South Africa is 2× larger than Malaysia.

About This Dataset

Coal Share of Electricity by Country 2022

Share of each country's electricity that was generated from coal in 2022, 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.

Analysis

2022 was the year Europe burned more coal to replace Russian gas, and the ranking reflects it: Poland at 69.8%, Bosnia and Herzegovina at 67.6%, Serbia at 67.4%, Czechia at 44.0% and Bulgaria at 43.3% put five European countries in the top thirteen, more than in any later year of this series. South Africa led at 84.4% and India followed at 74.5%. China at 61.2% and Indonesia at 61.5% were nearly identical, though China's grid was roughly 27 times larger.

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15 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

84.40

South Africa

Coal Share of Electricity Generation · 2022

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Coal Share of Electricity Generation

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2022

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Methodology & source

Data source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data
Coverage: 15 entities · 2022 · 15 observations
Measure: Coal Share of Electricity Generation
Last updated: 15 August 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.

Rankings & Full Data

15 records · Coal Share of Electricity Generation · ranked by 2022

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#	Category	2022
🥇	South Africa	84.40
🥈	India	74.50
🥉	Morocco	70
4	Poland	69.80
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	67.60
6	Serbia	67.40
7	Kazakhstan	62.20
8	Indonesia	61.50
9	China	61.20
10	Philippines	59.50
11	Australia	47.30
12	Czechia	44
13	Bulgaria	43.30
14	Taiwan	42.90
15	Malaysia	42.40

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://ember-energy.org/data/yearly-electricity-data/ Visit ↗

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