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Share of electricity generated by coal
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1
Mongolia
85.8%
2
South Africa
81.4%
3
India
70.8%
4
Serbia
65%
5
Morocco
61.5%
6
Philippines
58.7%
7
Cambodia
56.6%
8
Bosnia and Herzegovina
55.4%
9
China
54.3%
10
Kazakhstan
54.3%
11
Poland
50.4%
12
Viet Nam
48.1%
13
Malaysia
44.6%
14
Australia
42.7%
15
Taiwan
36.3%
16
Czechia
35.2%
17
Turkiye
34.3%
18
Japan
32.1%
19
Korea, Rep.
31.1%
20
North Macedonia
30.6%
21
Dominican Republic
29.1%
22
Sri Lanka
27.5%
23
Montenegro
24.4%
24
Bulgaria
22.5%
25
Bangladesh
21.5%
26
Germany
20.6%
27
Russian Federation
18.4%
28
Thailand
17.8%
29
Chile
17.8%
30
Puerto Rico (US)
16.5%
31
United States
16.3%
32
Pakistan
14.8%
33
Slovenia
14.7%
34
Romania
13.4%
35
Kyrgyz Republic
12.6%
36
Netherlands
7.1%
37
Uzbekistan
6.6%
38
Colombia
6.1%
39
Croatia
5%
40
Greece
4.7%
41
Tajikistan
4.7%
42
Canada
4.1%
43
Hungary
3.4%
44
Israel
3.4%
45
Mexico
3%
46
Denmark
2.7%
47
Brazil
2.3%
48
Argentina
1.8%
49
Italy
1.4%
50
New Zealand
1.1%
51
Slovak Republic
1.1%
52
Singapore
0.95%
53
Ireland
0.52%
54
Spain
0.32%
55
France
0.31%
56
Finland
0.19%
57
Iran, Islamic Rep.
0.18%
58
United Kingdom
0.11%
59
Belarus
0.04%
60
Peru
0.02%
61
Bolivia
0%
62
Luxembourg
0%
63
Latvia
0%
64
Moldova
0%
65
Nigeria
0%
66
Lithuania
0%
67
Sweden
0%
68
Ethiopia
0%
69
Georgia
0%
70
Malta
0%
71
Norway
0%
72
Kuwait
0%
73
Azerbaijan
0%
74
Austria
0%
75
Oman
0%
76
Switzerland
0%
77
Cyprus
0%
78
Armenia
0%
79
Ecuador
0%
80
Tunisia
0%
81
Costa Rica
0%
82
Kenya
0%
83
Estonia
0%
84
Uruguay
0%
85
Egypt, Arab Rep.
0%
86
Qatar
0%
87
Portugal
0%
88
Belgium
0%
89
Paraguay
0%
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