Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Cancelled by country
Total coal capacity by plant status is generated from the Global Coal Plant Tracker (GCPT). The GCPT provides information on coal-fired power units from around the world generating 30 megawatts and above. The GCPT catalogues every operating coal-fired generating unit, every new unit proposed since 2010, and every...
What the numbers show
Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Cancelled is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 609,742 in China; the lowest is 110 in Mauritius.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,070, and the mean is 25,013.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,543.
Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Cancelled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 609,742 | 2020 | up 300.3% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 564,761 | 2020 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 3 | Turkey | 76,337 | 2020 | up 399.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 43,715 | 2020 | up 315.1% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 30,270 | 2020 | up 588.7% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 28,168 | 2020 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 23,270 | 2020 | up 224.5% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 22,383 | 2020 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 20,413 | 2020 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 10 | Myanmar | 18,665 | 2020 | up 319.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Taiwan | 14,000 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 12,738 | 2020 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 12,320 | 2020 | up 2,061.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 10,090 | 2020 | up 686.4% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 9,968 | 2020 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 9,565 | 2020 | up 2,291.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 9,527 | 2020 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 8,716 | 2020 | up 868.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 8,324 | 2020 | up 447.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 8,000 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 21 | South Korea | 7,500 | 2020 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 6,795 | 2020 | up 243.2% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 5,705 | 2020 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 4,690 | 2020 | up 123.3% | rising |
| 25 | Botswana | 4,504 | 2020 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 3,520 | 2020 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 3,500 | 2020 | up 191.7% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela | 2,800 | 2020 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 2,660 | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 30 | Cambodia | 2,480 | 2020 | up 1,140.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Nigeria | 2,115 | 2020 | up 1,739.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 2,100 | 2020 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 2,070 | 2020 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 2,060 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 2,060 | 2020 | up 157.5% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 2,040 | 2020 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 1,850 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Montenegro | 1,664 | 2020 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 39 | Eswatini | 1,600 | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 40 | Canada | 1,500 | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 1,400 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 1,320 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 43 | Netherlands | 1,311 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Czechia | 1,310 | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 1,300 | 2020 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 1,270 | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 1,260 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 48 | Greece | 1,250 | 2020 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 1,140 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 1,100 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Tanzania | 1,075 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,020 | 2020 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 885 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Senegal | 850 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Albania | 800 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Austria | 800 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Kenya | 666 | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 600 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 59 | Namibia | 550 | 2020 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 60 | Latvia | 435 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 61 | Finland | 385 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | El Salvador | 370 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Guatemala | 300 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Peru | 135 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Mauritius | 110 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Total coal capacity by plant status is generated from the Global Coal Plant Tracker (GCPT). The GCPT provides information on coal-fired power units from around the world generating 30 megawatts and above. The GCPT catalogues every operating coal-fired generating unit, every new unit proposed since 2010, and every unit retired since 2000. Units often consist of a boiler and turbine, and several units may make up one coal-fired power station. The map and underlying data is updated bi-annually, in January and July. Each plant included in the tracker is linked to a wiki page on GEM.wiki, which provides additional details. GCPT was accessed in July 2021 to generate this data.