Coal share of electricity by country
United States: 16.3% in 2025, 9th of 37 OECD members (highest first). 42nd of all 198 with data.
Highest: 
Botswana (98.3%, 2024) · Lowest: 
Aruba (0.0%, 2024) · 198 countries and territories with data.
Share of the year's electricity generation from coal-fired power plants.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 98.3% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Kosovo | 89.3% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Mongolia | 85.3% | 2025 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 81.4% | 2025 |
| 5 |  India | 70.9% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Indonesia | 69.4% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Serbia | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Morocco | 62.4% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Philippines | 58.6% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | 58.3% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Cambodia | 56.6% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.8% | 2025 |
| 13 |  China | 54.8% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Poland | 50.6% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Vietnam | 47.8% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Malaysia | 44.9% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Australia | 42.9% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe | 42.9% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Mauritius | 39.3% | 2024 |
| 20 |  New Caledonia | 36.5% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Czechia | 35.2% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Türkiye | 34.3% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Sri Lanka | 34.2% | 2024 |
| 24 |  North Korea | 34.1% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Hong Kong | 33.7% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Japan | 31.8% | 2025 |
| 27 |  South Korea | 31.1% | 2025 |
| 28 |  North Macedonia | 30.7% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Dominican Republic | 29.1% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Montenegro | 25.4% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Laos | 23.3% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Bulgaria | 22.5% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Bangladesh | 21.5% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Germany | 21.0% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Ukraine | 20.9% | 2022 |
| 36 |  Madagascar | 20.6% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Brunei | 19.8% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Niger | 17.9% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Chile | 17.8% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Russia | 17.7% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Thailand | 16.7% | 2025 |
| 42 |  United States | 16.3% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Guatemala | 15.8% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Puerto Rico | 15.7% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Romania | 15.2% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Rwanda | 15.0% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Slovenia | 14.7% | 2025 |
| 48 |  Pakistan | 14.5% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Zambia | 10.8% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Netherlands | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Uzbekistan | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Kyrgyzstan | 5.7% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Colombia | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Myanmar | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Croatia | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Greece | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Tajikistan | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Panama | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Israel | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Hungary | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Mexico | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Eswatini | 3.3% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Afghanistan | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Canada | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Denmark | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Namibia | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Brazil | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 68 |  New Zealand | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Ireland | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Italy | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Senegal | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Slovakia | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Singapore | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Argentina | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Honduras | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Spain | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 77 |  France | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Iran | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Finland | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 80 |  United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Belarus | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Estonia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Peru | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 84 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Angola | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Albania | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 87 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Armenia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 89 |  American Samoa | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Austria | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Burundi | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Belgium | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Benin | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Bahrain | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Bahamas | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Belize | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Bolivia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 104 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Cameroon | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 106 |  DR Congo | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Republic of the Congo | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 108 |  Comoros | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 109 |  Cabo Verde | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Cuba | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Cyprus | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Djibouti | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 116 |  Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Ecuador | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Egypt | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Eritrea | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 121 |  Fiji | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 123 |  Gabon | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Georgia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Ghana | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Gambia | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Grenada | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Greenland | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Guam | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Guyana | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Haiti | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Iraq | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Iceland | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Jordan | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Kenya | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Kiribati | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 141 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Kuwait | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Liberia | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Libya | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 146 |  St. Lucia | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Lesotho | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 148 |  Lithuania | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Latvia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Macao | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Moldova | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Maldives | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Mali | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 155 |  Malta | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Mozambique | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Malawi | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Nigeria | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Norway | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Nepal | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Nauru | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Oman | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Portugal | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Paraguay | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 168 |  West Bank and Gaza | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 169 |  French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Qatar | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 174 |  Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 175 |  Somalia | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 176 |  South Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 177 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 178 |  Suriname | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 179 |  Sweden | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Seychelles | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 181 |  Syria | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 183 |  Chad | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 184 |  Togo | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 185 |  Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Tonga | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 187 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 188 |  Tunisia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Tanzania | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 190 |  Uganda | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Uruguay | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 192 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Venezuela | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 194 |  British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 195 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 196 |  Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 197 |  Samoa | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 198 |  Yemen | 0.0% | 2024 |
Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data. License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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