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When will countries phase out coal power?

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Source
Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, and Bloomberg Coal Countdown (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
January 1, 2021
Date range
2021–2049

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, and Bloomberg Coal Countdown – Coal phase-out

This dataset is collated by Our World in Data based on several data sources, including:

Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA): https://www.poweringpastcoal.org/

Beyond Coal EU: https://beyond-coal.eu/coal-exit-tracker/

Bloomberg Global Coal Countdown: https://bloombergcoalcountdown.com/

Ember: https://ember-climate.org/

National announcements during the COP26 Climate Summit: https://ukcop26.org/global-coal-to-clean-power-transition-statement/

Where a concrete phase-out date is not defined, we have allocated the final year of the target decade. For example, "Phase out in the 2040s" is given a target date of 2049.

Retrieved on
January 1, 2021
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, Bloomberg Coal Countdown, and other sources (2021). Coal phase-out announcements.

This dataset is collated by Our World in Data based on several data sources, including:

Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA): https://www.poweringpastcoal.org/

Beyond Coal EU: https://beyond-coal.eu/coal-exit-tracker/

Bloomberg Global Coal Countdown: https://bloombergcoalcountdown.com/

Ember: https://ember-climate.org/

National announcements during the COP26 Climate Summit: https://ukcop26.org/global-coal-to-clean-power-transition-statement/

Where a concrete phase-out date is not defined, we have allocated the final year of the target decade. For example, "Phase out in the 2040s" is given a target date of 2049.

Retrieved on
January 1, 2021
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, Bloomberg Coal Countdown, and other sources (2021). Coal phase-out announcements.

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“Data Page: When will countries phase out coal power?”. Our World in Data (2026). Data adapted from Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, and Bloomberg Coal Countdown. Retrieved from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260512-085513/grapher/coal-phase-out-timeline.html [online resource] (archived on May 12, 2026).

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Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, and Bloomberg Coal Countdown (2021) – processed by Our World in Data

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Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, and Bloomberg Coal Countdown (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. “When will countries phase out coal power?” [dataset]. Powering Past Coal Alliance, Ember, Beyond Coal EU, and Bloomberg Coal Countdown, “Coal phase-out” [original data]. Retrieved May 12, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260512-085513/grapher/coal-phase-out-timeline.html (archived on May 12, 2026).

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