Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Operating 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...

Countries reporting
75
Highest
1.04 million
China
Lowest
30
Senegal
Median
2,575
Years covered
7
2014–2020
Data points
521

What the numbers show

Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Operating is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 1.04 million in China; the lowest is 30 in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,575, and the mean is 27,424.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34,765.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 3,293.3%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 79.7%).

Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Operating: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.04 million 2020 up 27.4% rising
2 United States 233,621 2020 down 28.0% falling
3 India 229,247 2020 up 33.5% rising
4 Japan 47,872 2020 up 6.5% rising
5 Russia 44,845 2020 down 5.7% flat
6 Germany 42,528 2020 down 15.9% falling
7 South Africa 41,904 2020 up 7.2% rising
8 South Korea 36,380 2020 up 33.7% rising
9 Indonesia 33,966 2020 up 41.2% rising
10 Poland 30,200 2020 up 3.5% rising
11 Australia 25,107 2020 down 11.3% falling
12 Ukraine 22,265 2020 down 9.7% falling
13 Vietnam 20,317 2020 up 138.1% rising
14 Taiwan 18,873 2020 up 22.1% rising
15 Turkey 18,113 2020 up 28.1% rising
16 Malaysia 13,529 2020 up 70.6% rising
17 Kazakhstan 12,704 2020 up 1.4% flat
18 Philippines 10,289 2020 up 89.8% rising
19 Canada 8,333 2020 down 16.3% falling
20 Czechia 8,007 2020 down 4.5% flat
21 Italy 7,892 2020 down 17.0% falling
22 United Kingdom 6,328 2020 down 70.2% falling
23 Hong Kong 6,110 2020 down 7.6% falling
24 Thailand 5,933 2020 up 3.6% flat
25 Mexico 5,378 2020 unchanged flat
26 Pakistan 5,090 2020 up 3,293.3% volatile
27 Israel 4,900 2020 unchanged flat
28 Chile 4,882 2020 up 11.0% rising
29 Spain 4,875 2020 down 57.2% falling
30 Bulgaria 4,829 2020 down 18.6% falling
31 Romania 4,675 2020 down 31.2% falling
32 Serbia 4,405 2020 unchanged flat
33 Morocco 4,257 2020 up 68.9% rising
34 Netherlands 4,152 2020 down 3.8% falling
35 North Korea 3,700 2020 up 5.7% rising
36 Brazil 3,149 2020 down 5.2% falling
37 France 3,029 2020 down 48.0% falling
38 Greece 2,575 2020 down 47.7% falling
39 Uzbekistan 2,522 2020 down 2.4% flat
40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,073 2020 up 16.9% rising
41 Portugal 1,978 2020 unchanged flat
42 Laos 1,878 2020 up 50.0% rising
43 Colombia 1,634 2020 up 57.6% rising
44 Moldova 1,610 2020 unchanged flat
45 Finland 1,558 2020 down 39.9% falling
46 Bangladesh 1,185 2020 up 374.0% volatile
47 Denmark 1,180 2020 down 67.5% falling
48 Slovenia 1,069 2020 up 23.0% falling
49 Dominican Republic 1,057 2020 up 246.6% volatile
50 Guatemala 1,010 2020 up 106.2% rising
51 Hungary 944 2020 down 20.9% falling
52 Ireland 915 2020 unchanged flat
53 Kyrgyzstan 910 2020 up 13.0% rising
54 Sri Lanka 900 2020 unchanged flat
55 Mongolia 816 2020 up 24.4% rising
56 North Macedonia 800 2020 down 13.9% falling
57 Slovakia 769 2020 down 24.7% falling
58 Botswana 732 2020 unchanged falling
59 Cambodia 655 2020 up 178.7% rising
60 New Zealand 500 2020 unchanged flat
61 Panama 426 2020 up 255.0% volatile
62 Tajikistan 400 2020 up 300.0% rising
63 Argentina 350 2020 unchanged falling
64 Austria 246 2019 down 79.7% falling
65 Montenegro 225 2020 unchanged flat
66 Croatia 210 2020 down 37.3% falling
67 Mauritius 195 2020 unchanged flat
68 Myanmar 160 2020 up 33.3% rising
69 Sweden 141 2019 unchanged flat
70 Peru 135 2020 unchanged flat
71 Namibia 120 2020 unchanged flat
71 Madagascar 120 2020 unchanged flat
73 Honduras 105 2020 up 50.0% rising
74 Syria 60 2020 unchanged flat
75 Senegal 30 2020 unchanged flat

About this data

Indicator
Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Operating
Source
Global Coal Plant Tracker, Global Energy Monitor. Available at: https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-coal-plant-tracker/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 521 data points, 2014–2020
Last refreshed

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.