Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Retired 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) - Retired is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 126,363 in United States; the lowest is 32 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,726, and the mean is 11,217.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,949.
Total coal capacity by plant status (MW) - Retired: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 126,363 | 2020 | up 246.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 111,869 | 2020 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 29,728 | 2020 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 18,950 | 2020 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 5 | India | 13,311 | 2020 | up 231.8% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 10,459 | 2020 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 8,605 | 2020 | up 251.7% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 7,007 | 2020 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 9 | France | 6,122 | 2020 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 5,659 | 2020 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 4,953 | 2020 | up 535.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 3,823 | 2020 | up 178.6% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 3,665 | 2020 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 3,144 | 2020 | up 132.2% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 3,108 | 2020 | up 165.0% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 2,990 | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 2,730 | 2020 | up 190.4% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 2,723 | 2020 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 19 | Taiwan | 2,234 | 2020 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 2,229 | 2020 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 2,103 | 2020 | up 495.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 2,098 | 2020 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 23 | South Korea | 1,920 | 2020 | up 2,460.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 1,380 | 2020 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 825 | 2020 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 724 | 2020 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 535 | 2020 | up 296.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 518 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 515 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | New Zealand | 500 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Sweden | 291 | 2020 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 213 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 50 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Serbia | 32 | 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.