Coal accounted for 57.2 percent of Asia's electricity generation in 2021, making this the region with the largest coal share in electricity production in the world. Oceania ranked second, with a coal power generation share of 43 percent. Asia is also the region with the largest coal power generation of any region.
Coal share in electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region
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Ember. (March 30, 2022). Coal share in electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311854/global-coal-power-generation-share/
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Ember. (2022). Coal share in electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311854/global-coal-power-generation-share/
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