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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.