Environment and energy · ranked by Electricity production from coal sources
Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal
| # | Name | Electricity production from coal sources | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95.44 % of total electricity | new | |
| 2 | 85.02 % of total electricity | new | |
| 3 | 84.06 % of total electricity | new | |
| 4 | 77.13 % of total electricity | new | |
| 5 | 72.3 % of total electricity | new | |
| 6 | 70.52 % of total electricity | new | |
| 7 | 62.5 % of total electricity | new | |
| 8 | 62.11 % of total electricity | new | |
| 9 | 61.04 % of total electricity | new | |
| 10 | 58.55 % of total electricity | new |
Show positions 11–50
| 11 | 58.17 % of total electricity | new | |
| 12 | 56.14 % of total electricity | new | |
| 13 | 52.9 % of total electricity | new | |
| 14 | 51.77 % of total electricity | new | |
| 15 | 47.54 % of total electricity | new | |
| 16 | 43.81 % of total electricity | new | |
| 17 | 43.06 % of total electricity | new | |
| 18 | 41.92 % of total electricity | new | |
| 19 | 40.26 % of total electricity | new | |
| 20 | 39.1 % of total electricity | new | |
| 21 | 39.05 % of total electricity | new | |
| 22 | 37.45 % of total electricity | new | |
| 23 | 35.06 % of total electricity | new | |
| 24 | 34.88 % of total electricity | new | |
| 25 | 33.35 % of total electricity | new | |
| 26 | 32.61 % of total electricity | new | |
| 27 | 32.02 % of total electricity | new | |
| 28 | 29.77 % of total electricity | new | |
| 29 | 28.59 % of total electricity | new | |
| 30 | 27.93 % of total electricity | new | |
| 31 | 26.99 % of total electricity | new | |
| 32 | 24.25 % of total electricity | new | |
| 33 | 22.8 % of total electricity | new | |
| 34 | 22.11 % of total electricity | new | |
| 35 | 20.48 % of total electricity | new | |
| 36 | 20.03 % of total electricity | new | |
| 37 | 19.63 % of total electricity | new | |
| 38 | 18.53 % of total electricity | new | |
| 39 | 18.33 % of total electricity | new | |
| 40 | 18.24 % of total electricity | new | |
| 41 | 17.39 % of total electricity | new | |
| 42 | 17.19 % of total electricity | new | |
| 43 | 16.96 % of total electricity | new | |
| 44 | 16.82 % of total electricity | new | |
| 45 | 16.63 % of total electricity | new | |
| 46 | 16.11 % of total electricity | new | |
| 47 | 15.48 % of total electricity | new | |
| 48 | 14.42 % of total electricity | new | |
| 49 | 14.34 % of total electricity | new | |
| 50 | 13.29 % of total electricity | new |
History
How the top 10 has moved
Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.
About this ranking
Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal, explained
Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal is a live ranking of the top 50 entries in environment and energy by Electricity production from coal sources, built from public data published by World Bank Open Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-11-02. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.
Botswana currently holds #1 with 95.44 % of total electricity. South Africa is second with 85.02 % of total electricity, which puts the leader 12% ahead. Mongolia completes the top three with 84.06 % of total electricity. Together the top three account for about 36% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.
How it is measured: The share of total electricity production that comes from coal, including hard coal, brown coal and derived fuels, plus peat. World Bank indicator EG.ELC.COAL.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded. Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The full top 50 is on this page, with positions 11 to 50 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.
Use this page to check who is number one right now, compare any two entries head to head, or test yourself with the quiz, which asks you to name all ten in three minutes. Year-end archives are available for 2026, freezing the ranking as it stood at the close of each year. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal?
- Botswana is #1 with 95.44 % of total electricity, as of 2026-11-02. South Africa is #2.
- How is Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal ranked?
- By Electricity production from coal sources. The share of total electricity production that comes from coal, including hard coal, brown coal and derived fuels, plus peat. World Bank indicator EG.ELC.COAL.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded.
- How often is this ranking updated?
- It refreshes on a fixed schedule from World Bank Open Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.
- Where does the data come from?
- World Bank Open Data. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.