Coal share of electricity generation

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT1 Official
33%
forecast

Global · 2025

IEA projects coal share of electricity generation worldwide at 33% in 2025.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Report
Supply
Locator
Renewables dominate as coal’s share continues to contract
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Renewables, collectively, will surpass coal-fired generation in 2025 and coal’s share will decline below 33% for the first time in the last 100 years.

International Energy Agency, Supply · Renewables dominate as coal’s share continues to contract
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APA
International Energy Agency. (2025). Supply. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/supply. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSK
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Supply." 2025, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/supply. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSK.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Supply." 2025. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/supply. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSK.
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@misc{iea2025coalmbjpsk, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Supply}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSK}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/supply. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Supply
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Renewables dominate as coal’s share continues to contract
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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Verified
Review protocol
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Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
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