Netherlands Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024

Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
  • Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 38.65%, a 7.31% increase from 2014.
  • Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 31.35%, a 4.28% increase from 2013.
  • Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 27.07%, a 0.63% increase from 2012.
  • Netherlands coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 26.44%, a 4.73% increase from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Coal
Poland 80.91%
Hong Kong 65.44%
Australia 62.87%
Czech Republic 53.06%
Israel 45.40%
Germany 44.26%
South Korea 43.08%
Greece 42.66%
Netherlands 38.65%
Chile 37.14%
United States 34.23%
Japan 33.15%
Slovenia 29.59%
Portugal 28.72%
Denmark 24.54%
United Kingdom 22.81%
Croatia 20.56%
Hungary 19.47%
Spain 18.96%
Ireland 17.35%
Italy 16.12%
Slovak Republic 12.51%
Canada 9.84%
Finland 8.30%
Austria 8.23%
Panama 6.92%
Belgium 6.11%
Estonia 5.33%
New Zealand 4.25%
France 2.16%
Argentina 2.03%
Singapore 1.20%
Sweden 0.67%
Norway 0.10%
Lithuania 0.00%
Brunei 0.00%
Kuwait 0.00%
Oman 0.00%
Bahrain 0.00%
Gibraltar 0.00%
Saudi Arabia 0.00%
Cyprus 0.00%
Malta 0.00%
Qatar 0.00%
Iceland 0.00%
Latvia 0.00%
Uruguay 0.00%
UAE 0.00%
Switzerland 0.00%
Luxembourg 0.00%
Trinidad and Tobago 0.00%
Netherlands Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Coal Annual Change
2015 38.65% 7.31%
2014 31.35% 4.28%
2013 27.07% 0.63%
2012 26.44% 4.73%
2011 21.71% 0.08%
2010 21.63% -1.77%
2009 23.40% -1.53%
2008 24.93% -2.14%
2007 27.07% 0.25%
2006 26.82% -0.13%
2005 26.95% -0.85%
2004 27.80% -2.92%
2003 30.72% 0.52%
2002 30.20% -0.25%
2001 30.45% 0.20%
2000 30.25% 1.34%
1999 28.91% -3.55%
1998 32.46% 0.84%
1997 31.62% -1.68%
1996 33.31% -3.68%
1995 36.99% 3.17%
1994 33.82% 2.39%
1993 31.43% -1.21%
1992 32.64% -1.30%
1991 33.93% -4.28%
1990 38.21% 4.21%
1989 34.00% -1.72%
1988 35.71% 7.64%
1987 28.07% 2.12%
1986 25.95% -1.27%
1985 27.22% 0.22%
1984 27.00% 1.04%
1983 25.96% 1.80%
1982 24.16% 7.89%
1981 16.28% 2.58%
1980 13.69% 5.05%
1979 8.65% -2.79%
1978 11.44% 0.86%
1977 10.58% 2.20%
1976 8.38% 4.29%
1975 4.09% -1.33%
1974 5.41% -0.62%
1973 6.04% -1.36%
1972 7.40% -5.04%
1971 12.44% -7.37%
1970 19.81% -12.39%
1969 32.20% -14.44%
1968 46.64% -5.28%
1967 51.92% 2.19%
1966 49.73% -3.45%
1965 53.17% -6.55%
1964 59.73% -9.45%
1963 69.17% -7.16%
1962 76.33% -2.87%
1961 79.20% -0.49%
1960 79.69% -0.49%