These Countries Reduced Coal Usage the Most Over an 8-Yr Period

The top 10 countries, ranked by how significantly they phased out coal from their electricity mix over any 8-year period within 2000 to 2022. This is presented as the percentage point (pp) decrease.

Greece cuts coal usage by 41 percentage points :

Greece is the top country in this ranking, reducing coal’s share in its energy mix from 51% in 2014, to 10% in 2022.
Here are some key quotes from Greece’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai:

“Last year, our penetration of wind and solar was the seventh highest in the world. And our installed capacity was the fifth highest on a per capita basis.”
“Over half of the country’s electricity is now generated by wind and solar, providing a shield against energy crises, such as those triggered by geopolitical events like the invasion of Ukraine.”

Data sources
Excludes countries with population <5M, where coal use rebounded, and where coal reductions occurred purely because of reduced power demand.
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