Coal accounted for 14.55 percent of Europe's electricity generation in 2023, a decrease from the previous year. In the period of consideration, figures presented a trend of decline. Between 2000 and 2023, the coal share reached a peak in 2003 and a low in 2023.
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Coal share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2023
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Ember. (July 17, 2024). Coal share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312311/coal-power-generation-share-europe/
Ember. "Coal share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2023." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312311/coal-power-generation-share-europe/
Ember. (2024). Coal share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312311/coal-power-generation-share-europe/
Ember. "Coal Share in Electricity Generation in Europe from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312311/coal-power-generation-share-europe/
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Coal share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Ember, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312311/coal-power-generation-share-europe/
