Africa Eastern and Southern vs Mongolia: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 85.2% against 51.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 33.5%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th and Mongolia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 94.3% | 14.7% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 96.4% | 22.0% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 91.5% | 26.5% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 84.9% | 31.1% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Africa Eastern and Southern or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 85.2% against 51.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Africa Eastern and Southern and Mongolia?
- 33.5%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Mongolia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Mongolia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th and Mongolia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.