Africa Western and Central vs Puerto Rico: Electricity production from coal sources

Africa Western and Central
0.2%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
16.6%
in 2021
Africa Western and Central rank
45th
Puerto Rico rank
43rd

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Puerto Rico
05101520199020062023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 16.6% against 0.2% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 69.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Puerto Rico ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 10.1% 9.8% Puerto Rico
2010s 0.5% 15.6% 15.1% Puerto Rico
2020s 0.4% 16.3% 16.0% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Africa Western and Central or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 16.6% against 0.2% in Africa Western and Central as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Africa Western and Central and Puerto Rico?
16.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Puerto Rico?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Africa Western and Central and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Puerto Rico ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.