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DEFINITION:
This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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=1 | Belarus | 99.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=1 | Malta | 99.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
3 | Cyprus | 94.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
4 | Estonia | 93.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
5 | Poland | 89.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
6 | Moldova | 88.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
7 | Azerbaijan | 84.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
8 | Netherlands | 83.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
9 | Ireland | 76.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
10 | United Kingdom | 75.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
11 | Hungary | 72% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
12 | Lithuania | 70.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
13 | Greece | 69.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
14 | Russia | 67.7% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
15 | Serbia | 66.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
16 | Italy | 65% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
17 | Turkey | 64.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=18 | Republic of Macedonia | 64.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=18 | Ukraine | 64.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
20 | Denmark | 63% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
21 | Czech Republic | 62.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
22 | Romania | 61.7% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
23 | Austria | 61.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
24 | Armenia | 55.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
25 | Germany | 55% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
26 | Finland | 52.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
28 | Portugal | 49% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
29 | Spain | 48.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
30 | Croatia | 45.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
31 | Bulgaria | 45.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
32 | Belgium | 43.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
33 | Slovakia | 42.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
34 | Slovenia | 38% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
35 | Georgia | 37.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
36 | Luxembourg | 28.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
37 | Latvia | 27.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
38 | Montenegro | 24.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
39 | France | 22.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
40 | Sweden | 13% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
41 | Albania | 9.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
42 | Iceland | 4.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
43 | Switzerland | 3.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
44 | Norway | 2% of total installed capacity | 2010 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > From fossil fuels
- 34 of the top 48 countries by electricity > from fossil fuels are Hot countries.
- Lesotho has ranked last for electricity > from fossil fuels since 2009.
- Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has had the highest electricity > from fossil fuels since 2009.
- 102 of the top 209 countries by electricity > from fossil fuels are Christian.
- Hong Kong ranked first for electricity > from fossil fuels amongst Non-religious countries in 2012.
- Estonia ranked first for electricity > from fossil fuels amongst Emerging markets in 2010.
- 5 of the top 11 countries by electricity > from fossil fuels are Former British Colonies'.