Electricity production from coal sources rose 3.50% to 342,459 GWh in Japan in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from coal sources in Japan reached an all time high of 359,246 GWh in 2013 and an all time low of 37,200 GWh in 1960. When compared to Japan's main peers, electricity production from coal sources in China amounted to 4,360,863 GWh, 153,278 GWh in Russia, 264,414 GWh in South Korea and 1,314,043 GWh in USA in 2017.
Japan has been ranked 4th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from coal sources.
| Electricity Production from Coal Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Canada | GWh | 77,623 | 67,490 | 68,593 | 68,451 | 68,097 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | GWh | 3,695,410 | 3,755,839 | 4,074,171 | 4,070,941 | 4,042,505 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | GWh | 7,850 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | GWh | 262,470 | 277,127 | 288,206 | 274,410 | 272,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | GWh | 701,255 | 787,130 | 847,969 | 949,931 | 1,006,555 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | GWh | 281,577 | 330,798 | 359,246 | 353,086 | 346,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | GWh | 33,782 | 34,233 | 31,738 | 33,778 | 33,764 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | GWh | 165,011 | 169,163 | 161,872 | 158,702 | 158,552 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | GWh | 227,517 | 228,168 | 228,967 | 217,183 | 225,726 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | GWh | 1,876,340 | 1,640,796 | 1,713,944 | 1,713,690 | 1,468,296 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | GWh | 20,358 | 21,383 | 24,732 | 35,602 | 52,798 |
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