Data for 2009
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2009
Figures for 2009, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
This is the share of a country’s electricity generation that came from coal. Coal is the most carbon- and pollution-intensive way to make electricity, so this share is the plainest measure of how far a power system still depends on it.
Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 100.000; 118 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2008, 54 values changed (23 up, 31 down), the same countries are covered.
Coal Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2009
HighestBotswana
100.000Lowest118 countries share it
0.000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 172 countries · select a heading to sort
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 100.000 | 100.000 | 0.62 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 95.545 | 99.257 | 4.04 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 88.413 | 94.240 | 150.86 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 78.379 | 80.228 | 3,714.65 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 77.713 | 81.378 | 6.82 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 73.077 | 100.000 | 0.26 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 71.201 | 72.050 | 37.71 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 70.948 | 100.000 | 38.62 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 62.763 | 99.836 | 54.73 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 56.662 | 86.477 | 60.34 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 56.271 | 60.963 | 81.64 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 49.870 | 55.235 | 42.31 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 48.800 | 72.221 | 36.25 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 44.568 | 69.176 | 3,939.82 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 44.482 | 47.049 | 23.38 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 39.300 | 76.265 | 2.57 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 37.750 | 52.596 | 57.59 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 31.300 | 35.082 | 16.39 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 28.587 | 80.417 | 194.81 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 26.615 | 67.426 | 61.92 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 26.124 | 62.961 | 49.38 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 25.000 | 25.000 | 2.76 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 24.681 | 51.317 | 60.37 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 24.005 | 24.280 | 7.29 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 21.611 | 86.578 | 112.35 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 17.655 | 48.984 | 35.91 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 15.445 | 37.233 | 72.06 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 14.886 | 26.726 | 25.93 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 14.714 | 99.262 | 23.04 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 14.296 | 85.132 | 27.98 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 14.036 | 88.218 | 13.75 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 13.878 | 75.814 | 286.36 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 12.360 | 43.970 | 13.35 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 12.352 | 56.370 | 290.72 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 10.825 | 77.835 | 1.94 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 8.193 | 54.209 | 8.91 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 7.348 | 27.313 | 56.75 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.743 | 24.534 | 6.97 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 6.742 | 12.360 | 0.89 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 6.356 | 28.312 | 42.95 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 5.771 | 41.332 | 89.76 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 5.679 | 28.742 | 66.21 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 5.333 | 5.333 | 1.50 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.097 | 9.639 | 528.87 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 4.092 | 87.066 | 50.10 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 3.552 | 7.923 | 10.98 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 2.928 | 98.738 | 37.23 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 2.419 | 95.161 | 1.24 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 2.369 | 39.399 | 32.92 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.515 | 3.030 | 0.66 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.373 | 3.382 | 136.60 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.125 | 66.975 | 96.11 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.033 | 99.638 | 30.37 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.031 | 3.428 | 130.97 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.20 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 99.221 | 38.50 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.18 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 33.401 | 4.91 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.33 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 21.140 | 5.44 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 96.842 | 0.95 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 87.851 | 18.85 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 2.14 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 22.56 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 1.07 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 20.833 | 0.24 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.13 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.93 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 62.158 | 6.21 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.19 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 3.62 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 81.429 | 0.70 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.12 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 96.774 | 0.31 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 29.443 | 5.74 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.63 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 12.500 | 0.16 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.05 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.000 | 4.870 | 9.24 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 62.735 | 5.85 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.000 | 96.108 | 17.73 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 99.424 | 5.21 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.35 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 84.615 | 0.13 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 1.152 | 7.81 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.000 | 49.615 | 18.16 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 77.273 | 0.22 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.29 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 93.850 | 8.78 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 62.963 | 0.27 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 37.349 | 0.83 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 63.793 | 0.58 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 48.087 | 1.83 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.24 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 11.885 | 8.33 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 23.602 | 8.94 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 36.585 | 0.41 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.20 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 1.87 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 35.000 | 0.80 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 98.795 | 0.83 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 71.831 | 0.71 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 52.624 | 6.86 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.71 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.000 | 91.466 | 37.85 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 92.500 | 4.40 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 99.510 | 14.28 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.000 | 39.389 | 6.55 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.02 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 53.22 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.37 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 36.086 | 5.57 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 95.223 | 12.98 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.65 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.25 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 30.38 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 21.243 | 14.64 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.000 | 91.429 | 3.15 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 87.671 | 1.46 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 37.815 | 1.19 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 7.186 | 1.67 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.39 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.000 | 53.846 | 1.56 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 100.000 | 2.17 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 85.714 | 0.77 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 94.346 | 6.19 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.060 | 16.79 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.02 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.325 | 3.08 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 69.275 | 3.45 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 77.059 | 19.79 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 18.45 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.50 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 43.271 | 6.91 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 62.908 | 3.37 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 54.94 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 24.16 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 38.889 | 0.54 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 48.387 | 0.31 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.36 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 85.714 | 0.14 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 61.538 | 0.13 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 83.333 | 0.06 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 90.492 | 3.05 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.35 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 66.667 | 0.06 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 97.488 | 41.80 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.33 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 49.319 | 6.61 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 43.791 | 1.53 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 95.616 | 43.34 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 1.365 | 16.12 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 43.750 | 4.80 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 26.667 | 0.15 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 99.745 | 7.84 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 98.820 | 15.26 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 15.98 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.20 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 36.364 | 2.42 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.92 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 31.834 | 8.67 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.06 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.000 | 28.109 | 119.57 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 6.75 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.101 | 9.89 |
02In 2009
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Botswana100.000
- Mongolia95.545
- Poland88.413
- China78.379
- North Macedonia77.713
Lowest
- Zambiashared0.000
- Yemenshared0.000
- Samoashared0.000
- Vanuatushared0.000
- United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest43 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 76.662
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States3,939.82Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 5.51
032008 → 2009
Since 2008
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 54values changed, of 172 in both
- 23 · 31rose · fell
- 118unchanged
Rose most
- North Korea36.210 → 44.482+8.272
- New Caledonia5.914 → 10.825+4.911
- Finland10.989 → 15.445+4.456
- Greece53.651 → 56.662+3.011
- Hong Kong68.231 → 70.948+2.717
Fell most
- Montenegro45.583 → 25.000−20.583
- Afghanistan16.667 → 6.742−9.925
- Kyrgyzstan11.463 → 3.552−7.911
- Croatia19.484 → 12.360−7.124
- North Macedonia83.835 → 77.713−6.122
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.
04Caveats
Read before you use
55 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 118 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.
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Ember (2009). Coal Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/coal-electricity/2009
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