Myanmar vs Zambia: Coal production
Myanmar
10.59 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Zambia
13.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Myanmar rank
42nd
Zambia rank
39th
Coal production over time
- Myanmar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.86 terawatt-hours against 10.59 terawatt-hours in Myanmar, a difference of 3.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zambia ahead.
Myanmar ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 39th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 0.0098 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0098 terawatt-hours | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.0676 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.9529 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.126 terawatt-hours | 5.26 terawatt-hours | 5.14 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.5016 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.5447 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 2.39 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | 0.9303 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 4.91 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 9.97 terawatt-hours | 2.01 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Myanmar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.86 terawatt-hours against 10.59 terawatt-hours in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Myanmar and Zambia?
- 3.27 terawatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for coal production?
- Myanmar ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 39th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.