Coal electricity in Australia

45.2%

% of electricity generation · 2024

16th highest of 194 countries

In 2014: 62.7%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Poland 54.3%
  2. Kazakhstan 54.0%
  3. Vietnam 50.3%
  4. Australia 45.2%
  5. Malaysia 43.1%
  6. Zimbabwe 42.9%
  7. Montenegro 40.5%

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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.

Unit
% of electricity generation
Years
1990–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0