Israel Has Cut the Most Coal Share Since 2020: -22.7 points
Ember's latest complete year of country data is 2025. Among the 82 countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in 2025, Israel moved most, -22.7 points since 2020 (3.4% in 2025). Worldwide, coal supplied 33.2% of electricity in 2025, against 35.4% in 2020. 6 countries have exited coal, with a past peak of at least 1.00 TWh and under 100 GWh in 2025 and in the year before.
Key Facts
- The latest complete Ember year of country data is 2025; each country is compared with its own 2020 and 2015 figures.
- World coal generation was 10,607 TWh in 2025, 33.2% of world electricity (9,445 TWh and 35.4% in 2020).
- Over 2020 to 2025, Israel cut the most coal share: -22.7 points, to 3.4% in 2025.
- Over 2015 to 2025, Israel cut the most coal share: -42.0 points, to 3.4% in 2025.
- In absolute terms, the United States changed most over 2020 to 2025: -36.2 TWh of coal generation.
- Over 2015 to 2025, the United States changed most in absolute terms: -615 TWh of coal generation.
- Austria was furthest below its coal peak: 0 TWh in 2025 against 8.44 TWh in 2003.
- 6 countries exited coal by 2025, including Belgium, Sweden and Austria.
- 22 countries have reached "coal share under 10%" at some point through 2025; the earliest crossing in Ember's series is Austria in 1992.
- 12 countries have reached "coal share under 1%" at some point through 2025; the earliest crossing in Ember's series is Argentina in 2002.
Top Movers in Coal Share
Ember, 2015 to 2025Biggest falls in share, 2020 to 2025
| Israel | |
|---|---|
| Poland | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Chile | |
| Slovenia | |
| Bulgaria | |
| Australia | |
| Taiwan |
Biggest falls in share, 2015 to 2025
| Israel | |
|---|---|
| Greece | |
| Netherlands | |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| Bulgaria | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Denmark |
Annual statistics, 2010 to 2025
| Year | Israel | Poland | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Chile | Slovenia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58.5% | 87.1% | 52.0% | 28.0% | 32.5% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | 85.8% | 70.3% | 29.9% | 33.4% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | 83.3% | 69.4% | 36.4% | 33.1% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | 84.1% | 57.6% | 41.5% | 30.8% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | 81.8% | 64.7% | 37.1% | 21.9% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | 79.4% | 65.7% | 37.4% | 29.6% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | 78.5% | 67.9% | 38.4% | 30.9% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | 77.2% | 76.0% | 37.1% | 30.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | 77.1% | 65.2% | 36.6% | 28.7% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | 72.4% | 62.9% | 33.5% | 28.2% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | 68.3% | 70.6% | 31.2% | 25.8% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | 71.4% | 60.8% | 29.6% | 24.7% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | 69.8% | 67.6% | 23.6% | 23.4% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | 59.7% | 56.5% | 16.3% | 20.2% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | 54.3% | 58.8% | 15.3% | 20.9% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | 50.6% | 55.8% | 17.8% | 14.7% |
Coal Share and Generation by Country, 2025
62 countries| Country | Share 2025 | Share change since 2020 | Share change since 2015 | Generation 2025 | Change since 2020 | Change since 2015 | Peak year | Below peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | 3.4% | -22.7 points | -42.0 points | 2.80 TWh | -16.2 TWh | -26.4 TWh | 2012 | 92.8% |
| ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | 50.6% | -17.8 points | -28.9 points | 87.3 TWh | -20.1 TWh | -43.2 TWh | 2006 | 40.6% |
| ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.8% | -14.8 points | -9.9 points | 8.11 TWh | -3.74 TWh | -2.69 TWh | 2018 | 34.8% |
| ๐จ๐ฑ Chile | 17.8% | -13.4 points | -19.7 points | 15.7 TWh | -10.4 TWh | -12.3 TWh | 2016 | 48.1% |
| ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia | 14.7% | -11.1 points | -14.9 points | 2.18 TWh | -2.18 TWh | -2.20 TWh | 2007 | 60.2% |
| ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | 22.6% | -11.1 points | -23.7 points | 8.58 TWh | -4.93 TWh | -14.0 TWh | 2011 | 68.8% |
| ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | 42.9% | -11.0 points | -21.0 points | 123 TWh | -20.3 TWh | -39.5 TWh | 2006 | 34.0% |
| ๐น๐ผ Taiwan | 36.1% | -9.8 points | -10.3 points | 104 TWh | -24.3 TWh | -15.5 TWh | 2018 | 22.2% |
| ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan | 58.3% | -9.5 points | -12.1 points | 72.5 TWh | -1.11 TWh | +8.02 TWh | 2018 | 4.3% |
| ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | 4.7% | -9.2 points | -38.6 points | 2.75 TWh | -3.86 TWh | -19.4 TWh | 2005 | 92.3% |
| ๐จ๐ณ China | 54.8% | -8.9 points | -15.2 points | 5,756 TWh | +825 TWh | +1,697 TWh | 2024 | 1.4% |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | 2.5% | -8.2 points | -22.2 points | 900 GWh | -2.16 TWh | -6.21 TWh | 1996 | 97.7% |
| ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | 62.4% | -7.7 points | +5.2 points | 27.5 TWh | +330 GWh | +10.4 TWh | 2022 | 5.0% |
| ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka | 30.9% | -7.6 points | -2.9 points | 5.46 TWh | -900 GWh | +1.00 TWh | 2020 | 14.2% |
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | 81.4% | -7.5 points | -9.5 points | 198 TWh | -16.6 TWh | -29.8 TWh | 2007 | 20.2% |
| ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | 3.3% | -7.3 points | -15.8 points | 1.33 TWh | -2.38 TWh | -4.46 TWh | 1999 | 86.9% |
| ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia | 44.9% | -6.2 points | +2.6 points | 94.4 TWh | +5.51 TWh | +30.9 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐จ๐ด Colombia | 5.6% | -6.2 points | -3.5 points | 5.02 TWh | -4.10 TWh | -2.04 TWh | 2024 | 55.2% |
| ๐ท๐ธ Serbia | 65.3% | -5.9 points | -6.9 points | 23.7 TWh | -2.79 TWh | -3.49 TWh | 2011 | 17.6% |
| ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia | 1.1% | -5.4 points | -9.5 points | 320 GWh | -1.54 TWh | -2.51 TWh | 1990 | 95.7% |
| ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan | 14.5% | -5.2 points | +14.3 points | 24.8 TWh | -1.95 TWh | +24.6 TWh | 2021 | 7.4% |
| ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | 31.1% | -4.9 points | -11.4 points | 195 TWh | -12.8 TWh | -37.5 TWh | 2017 | 25.1% |
| ๐ต๐น Portugal | 0.0% | -4.6 points | -28.8 points | 0 TWh | -2.36 TWh | -14.7 TWh | 2005 | 100.0% |
| ๐ญ๐ท Croatia | 5.0% | -4.2 points | -15.6 points | 730 GWh | -490 GWh | -1.58 TWh | 2016 | 71.9% |
| ๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan | 4.7% | -3.6 points | +3.7 points | 1.12 TWh | -540 GWh | +960 GWh | 2021 | 36.0% |
| ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia | 35.2% | -3.5 points | -14.7 points | 26.6 TWh | -4.44 TWh | -14.6 TWh | 2007 | 50.6% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 1.3% | -3.5 points | -14.1 points | 3.58 TWh | -9.80 TWh | -39.6 TWh | 2012 | 92.7% |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | 0.2% | -3.3 points | -7.3 points | 150 GWh | -2.29 TWh | -4.97 TWh | 2003 | 99.2% |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | 2.7% | -3.3 points | -7.2 points | 17.5 TWh | -21.5 TWh | -47.4 TWh | 2000 | 84.9% |
| ๐น๐ญ Thailand | 16.8% | -3.1 points | -2.0 points | 33.6 TWh | -3.24 TWh | -1.00 TWh | 2014 | 10.6% |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 16.3% | -2.8 points | -16.8 points | 737 TWh | -36.2 TWh | -615 TWh | 2007 | 63.4% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | 21.0% | -2.8 points | -21.6 points | 104 TWh | -30.3 TWh | -168 TWh | 1990 | 66.4% |
| ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan | 5.7% | -2.7 points | -7.6 points | 730 GWh | -560 GWh | -990 GWh | 2021 | 62.9% |
| ๐ฎ๐ณ India | 70.9% | -2.4 points | -5.9 points | 1,474 TWh | +330 TWh | +468 TWh | 2024 | 2.9% |
| ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam | 47.8% | -2.3 points | +12.9 points | 157 TWh | +34.7 TWh | +101 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand | 1.7% | -2.2 points | -1.1 points | 750 GWh | -950 GWh | -480 GWh | 2005 | 85.7% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 31.8% | -1.8 points | -2.1 points | 327 TWh | -13.2 TWh | -22.6 TWh | 2017 | 10.0% |
| ๐ท๐ด Romania | 15.2% | -1.8 points | -12.4 points | 7.56 TWh | -1.80 TWh | -10.6 TWh | 2008 | 70.7% |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 0.4% | -1.7 points | -18.1 points | 1.14 TWh | -4.38 TWh | -50.2 TWh | 2002 | 98.6% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | 0.1% | -1.7 points | -22.3 points | 330 GWh | -5.37 TWh | -75.6 TWh | 1991 | 99.8% |
| ๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Republic | 29.1% | -1.5 points | +16.3 points | 6.59 TWh | +620 GWh | +4.28 TWh | 2023 | 14.6% |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 3.3% | -1.4 points | -7.6 points | 12.9 TWh | -2.38 TWh | -20.8 TWh | 2016 | 62.5% |
| ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan | 6.6% | -1.3 points | +3.2 points | 5.70 TWh | +500 GWh | +3.76 TWh | 2023 | At peak |
| ๐น๐ท Turkey | 34.3% | -0.9 points | +5.2 points | 121 TWh | +15.1 TWh | +45.2 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 0.0% | -0.8 points | -4.8 points | 0 TWh | -560 GWh | -2.95 TWh | 2003 | 100.0% |
| ๐ง๐ท Brazil | 2.1% | -0.8 points | -2.6 points | 15.6 TWh | -2.13 TWh | -11.4 TWh | 2015 | 42.1% |
| ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | 1.5% | -0.6 points | -15.8 points | 460 GWh | -210 GWh | -4.41 TWh | 2001 | 93.5% |
| ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | -0.5 points | 0.0 points | 0 TWh | -730 GWh | 0 TWh | 2021 | 100.0% |
| ๐ต๐ท Puerto Rico | 15.7% | -0.4 points | +0.1 points | 3.07 TWh | +10.00 GWh | -190 GWh | 2014 | 16.3% |
| ๐ซ๐ท France | 0.3% | -0.3 points | -1.8 points | 1.75 TWh | -1.34 TWh | -10.1 TWh | 1991 | 95.6% |
| ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina | 0.9% | -0.2 points | -0.8 points | 1.35 TWh | -290 GWh | -1.04 TWh | 2010 | 55.1% |
| ๐ต๐ช Peru | 0.0% | -0.2 points | -0.8 points | 20.0 GWh | -120 GWh | -390 GWh | 2012 | 98.4% |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 1.0% | -0.1 points | -0.2 points | 570 GWh | +40.0 GWh | -30.0 GWh | 2018 | 17.4% |
| ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | 0.2% | -0.0 points | +0.0 points | 740 GWh | -60.0 GWh | +280 GWh | 2019 | 8.6% |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 0.0% | 0.0 points | -3.0 points | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | -2.07 TWh | 1990 | 100.0% |
| ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | 0.0% | 0.0 points | -0.2 points | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | -390 GWh | 1996 | 100.0% |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | 7.1% | +0.8 points | -29.1 points | 9.56 TWh | +1.94 TWh | -29.8 TWh | 2015 | 75.7% |
| ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | 58.7% | +1.5 points | +14.1 points | 72.2 TWh | +14.1 TWh | +35.5 TWh | 2024 | 9.0% |
| ๐ท๐บ Russia | 17.7% | +1.6 points | +2.8 points | 211 TWh | +36.2 TWh | +52.6 TWh | 2023 | 1.8% |
| ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia | 69.4% | +7.4 points | +18.1 points | 366 TWh | +186 TWh | +242 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia | 56.6% | +17.8 points | +9.2 points | 10.1 TWh | +7.13 TWh | +7.92 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh | 21.5% | +17.8 points | +19.8 points | 22.3 TWh | +19.1 TWh | +21.3 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
Countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in 2025 and have published 2025, 82 in this data, with at least 100 GWh of coal in some year. Each is compared with its own 2020 and 2015 values; a blank means Ember has no figure for that year. Peak is the highest annual coal generation in the country's series.
Coal share under 10%: When Each Country Got There
22 countries| Country | First year under | Share 2025 | Status in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 1992 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 1992 | 1.3% | Still under |
| ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam | 1992 | 47.8% | Back over |
| ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia | 1995 | 44.9% | Back over |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 1999 | 3.3% | Still under |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 2005 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | 2005 | 0.2% | Still under |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand | 2007 | 1.7% | Still under |
| ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan | 2009 | 5.7% | Still under |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 2010 | 0.4% | Still under |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | 2015 | 2.7% | Still under |
| ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | 2016 | 0.1% | Still under |
| ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | 2018 | 1.5% | Still under |
| ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia | 2019 | 1.1% | Still under |
| ๐ญ๐ท Croatia | 2020 | 5.0% | Still under |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | 2020 | 7.1% | Still under |
| ๐ต๐น Portugal | 2020 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐จ๐ด Colombia | 2021 | 5.6% | Still under |
| ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | 2021 | 4.7% | Still under |
| ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | 2021 | 3.3% | Still under |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | 2023 | 2.5% | Still under |
| ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | 2025 | 3.4% | Still under |
First year in Ember's annual series with a share below 10% after an earlier year at or above it. "By" means the country's series already started over the line, so the true year is earlier or unknown.
Coal share under 1%: When Each Country Got There
12 countries| Country | First year under | Share 2025 | Status in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina | 2002 | 0.9% | Still under |
| ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | 2004 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ต๐ช Peru | 2014 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 2016 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ซ๐ท France | 2019 | 0.3% | Still under |
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 2020 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ต๐น Portugal | 2022 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | 2022 | 0.0% | Still under |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 2024 | 1.0% | Still under |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 2024 | 0.4% | Still under |
| ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | 2024 | 0.1% | Still under |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | 2025 | 0.2% | Still under |
First year in Ember's annual series with a share below 1% after an earlier year at or above it. "By" means the country's series already started over the line, so the true year is earlier or unknown.
Countries That Have Exited Coal
6 countries| Country | Peak year | Peak generation | Generation 2025 | Near zero since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 1990 | 17.1 TWh | 0 TWh | 2017 |
| ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | 1996 | 3.69 TWh | 0 TWh | 2020 |
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 2003 | 8.44 TWh | 0 TWh | 2021 |
| ๐ต๐น Portugal | 2005 | 15.2 TWh | 0 TWh | 2022 |
| ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | 2021 | 3.01 TWh | 0 TWh | 2022 |
| ๐ต๐ช Peru | 2012 | 1.29 TWh | 20.0 GWh | 2023 |
Exit means a peak of at least 1 TWh in the series and under 100 GWh in both 2025 and the year before. Near zero since is the first year of the unbroken run under 100 GWh that continues to 2025. A country with only one near zero year is not counted, because a single year can be a gap in Ember's series.
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. Annual statistics from Ember, complete years to 2025.
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title = {{Coal Power Trends by Country: Change Since 2020 and 2015}},
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