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Share of electricity generated by coal

% · higher is better · 202 countries

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  1. 1Mongolia85.8%
  2. 2South Africa81.4%
  3. 3India70.8%
  4. 4Serbia65%
  5. 5Morocco61.5%
  6. 6Philippines58.7%
  7. 7Cambodia56.6%
  8. 8Bosnia and Herzegovina55.4%
  9. 9China54.3%
  10. 10Kazakhstan54.3%
  11. 11Poland50.4%
  12. 12Viet Nam48.1%
  13. 13Malaysia44.6%
  14. 14Australia42.7%
  15. 15Taiwan36.3%
  16. 16Czechia35.2%
  17. 17Turkiye34.3%
  18. 18Japan32.1%
  19. 19Korea, Rep.31.1%
  20. 20North Macedonia30.6%
  21. 21Dominican Republic29.1%
  22. 22Sri Lanka27.5%
  23. 23Montenegro24.4%
  24. 24Bulgaria22.5%
  25. 25Bangladesh21.5%
  26. 26Germany20.6%
  27. 27Russian Federation18.4%
  28. 28Thailand17.8%
  29. 29Chile17.8%
  30. 30Puerto Rico (US)16.5%
  31. 31United States16.3%
  32. 32Pakistan14.8%
  33. 33Slovenia14.7%
  34. 34Romania13.4%
  35. 35Kyrgyz Republic12.6%
  36. 36Netherlands7.1%
  37. 37Uzbekistan6.6%
  38. 38Colombia6.1%
  39. 39Croatia5%
  40. 40Greece4.7%
  41. 41Tajikistan4.7%
  42. 42Canada4.1%
  43. 43Hungary3.4%
  44. 44Israel3.4%
  45. 45Mexico3%
  46. 46Denmark2.7%
  47. 47Brazil2.3%
  48. 48Argentina1.8%
  49. 49Italy1.4%
  50. 50New Zealand1.1%
  51. 51Slovak Republic1.1%
  52. 52Singapore0.95%
  53. 53Ireland0.52%
  54. 54Spain0.32%
  55. 55France0.31%
  56. 56Finland0.19%
  57. 57Iran, Islamic Rep.0.18%
  58. 58United Kingdom0.11%
  59. 59Belarus0.04%
  60. 60Peru0.02%
  61. 61Kenya0%
  62. 61Uruguay0%
  63. 61Switzerland0%
  64. 61Ethiopia0%
  65. 61Cyprus0%
  66. 61Malta0%
  67. 61Armenia0%
  68. 61Portugal0%
  69. 61Belgium0%
  70. 61Oman0%
  71. 61Paraguay0%
  72. 61Estonia0%
  73. 61Azerbaijan0%
  74. 61Sweden0%
  75. 61Moldova0%
  76. 61Costa Rica0%
  77. 61Nigeria0%
  78. 61Austria0%
  79. 61Latvia0%
  80. 61Egypt, Arab Rep.0%
  81. 61Tunisia0%
  82. 61Luxembourg0%
  83. 61Kuwait0%
  84. 61Lithuania0%
  85. 61Georgia0%
  86. 61Ecuador0%
  87. 61Norway0%
  88. 61Qatar0%
  89. 61Bolivia0%

Share of electricity generated by coal