Global Coal Power Generation Ranking
Coal Electricity Generation by Country (TWh) 2000 - 2025
Summary
In 2025, China led with 5,773 TWh, ahead of India at 1,474.2 TWh.
China alone accounted for 56.7% of the 2025 total.
Viet Nam grew the fastest since 2015, up 164.1%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2025
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ChinaCHN | 5,773 | -0.9% | 56.7% | — |
| 2 |  IndiaIND | 1,474.2 | -2.9% | 14.5% | — |
| 3 |  United StatesUSA | 737.2 | +13.0% | 7.2% | — |
| 4 |  JapanJPN | 330.1 | +0.9% | 3.2% | — |
| 5 |  Russian FederationRUS | 219.5 | +2.0% | 2.2% | +1 |
| 6 |  South AfricaRSA | 197.5 | -4.5% | 1.9% | +1 |
| 7 |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 194.5 | +1.9% | 1.9% | +1 |
| 8 |  Viet NamVNM | 149.2 | -2.4% | 1.5% | +1 |
| 9 |  AustraliaAUS | 122.4 | -3.8% | 1.2% | +1 |
| 10 |  TürkiyeTUR | 121.4 | +0.1% | 1.2% | +1 |
| 11 |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 104.6 | -9.5% | 1.0% | +1 |
| 12 |  GermanyGER | 103.2 | -2.9% | 1.0% | +1 |
| 13 |  MalaysiaMYS | 89.6 | +5.0% | 0.9% | +2 |
| 14 |  PolandPOL | 87.3 | -6.6% | 0.9% | — |
| 15 |  PhilippinesPHI | 72.2 | -9.1% | 0.7% | +1 |
| 16 |  KazakhstanKAZ | 67.1 | +4.8% | 0.7% | +1 |
| 17 |  ThailandTHA | 33.6 | +0.9% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 18 |  PakistanPAK | 28.8 | +18.5% | 0.3% | +4 |
| 19 |  MoroccoMAR | 27.5 | +5.0% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 20 |  CzechiaCZE | 26.6 | +0.4% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 21 |  CanadaCAN | 26 | +3.6% | 0.3% | — |
| 22 |  SerbiaSRB | 23.8 | +2.1% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 23 |  BangladeshBGD | 22.2 | +9.4% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 24 |  BrazilBRA | 17.2 | +6.2% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 25 |  ChileCHL | 15.7 | +15.4% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 26 |  MexicoMEX | 10.9 | -12.1% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 27 |  CambodiaKHM | 10 | +6.4% | 0.1% | +5 |
| 28 |  NetherlandsNED | 9.6 | +28.0% | 0.1% | +9 |
| 29 |  BulgariaBGR | 8.6 | -2.3% | 0.1% | +6 |
| 30 |  MongoliaMNG | 8.3 | +10.7% | 0.1% | +7 |
| 31 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 8 | -12.1% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 32 |  RomaniaROU | 7.6 | -5.0% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 33 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 6.6 | -8.3% | 0.1% | +6 |
| 34 |  UzbekistanUZB | 5.7 | 0.0% | 0.1% | +6 |
| 35 |  ColombiaCOL | 5.5 | -50.9% | 0.1% | -4 |
| 36 |  Sri LankaLKA | 4.8 | -14.3% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 37 |  ItalyITA | 3.7 | -7.5% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 38 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 3.1 | -3.1% | 0.0% | +9 |
| 39 |  IsraelISR | 2.8 | -75.7% | 0.0% | -9 |
| 40 |  GreeceGRE | 2.7 | -18.2% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 41 |  SloveniaSLO | 2.2 | -37.1% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 42 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 2.1 | -12.5% | 0.0% | +9 |
| 43 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 2 | +33.3% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 44 |  FranceFRA | 1.7 | +70.0% | 0.0% | +19 |
| 45 |  HungaryHUN | 1.4 | -41.7% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 46 |  ArgentinaARG | 1.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 47 |  TajikistanTJK | 1.2 | +20.0% | 0.0% | +17 |
| 48 |  SpainESP | 0.9 | -65.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 49 |  DenmarkDEN | 0.9 | -50.0% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 50 |  CroatiaHRV | 0.7 | -12.5% | 0.0% | +16 |
| 50 |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 0.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +17 |
| 52 |  MontenegroMNE | 0.6 | -57.1% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 53 |  SingaporeSIN | 0.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +16 |
| 54 |  New ZealandNZL | 0.5 | -58.3% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 55 |  United KingdomGBR | 0.3 | -84.2% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 56 |  SlovakiaSVK | 0.3 | -40.0% | 0.0% | +14 |
| 57 |  FinlandFIN | 0.2 | -75.0% | 0.0% | +8 |
| 57 |  IrelandIRL | 0.2 | -66.7% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 59 |  BelarusBLR | 0 | — | 0.0% | +20 |
| 60 |  PeruPER | 0 | — | 0.0% | +19 |
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