Puerto Rico vs Zimbabwe: Electricity generation from coal
Puerto Rico
3.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
4.4 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
45th
Zimbabwe rank
42nd
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Puerto Rico
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.4 terawatt-hours against 3.35 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.05 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 0.865 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 3.89 terawatt-hours | 0.68 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.18 terawatt-hours | 3.39 terawatt-hours | 0.206 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Puerto Rico or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.4 terawatt-hours against 3.35 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
- 1.05 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Puerto Rico ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. 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.