Global installed coal generation capacity outlook 2022-2050

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 9, 2023
Installed coal power generation capacity has increased worldwide, almost doubling between 2005 and 2022, when it amounted to roughly 2.27 terawatts. Figures are expected to remain relatively stable, and reach 2.28 terawatts by 2050.

Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts)

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Release date

October 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Special properties

* Forecast

Supplementary notes

Projections in the EIA reference case, a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.

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