Arab World vs United States of America: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Arab World
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 15.7% against 2.1% in Arab World, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 7.6 times Arab World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 44th of 47 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 52.4% | 51.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 49.8% | 47.8% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 35.5% | 34.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 19.9% | 17.8% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Arab World or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 15.7% against 2.1% in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Arab World and United States of America?
- 13.6%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Arab World and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Arab World ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 44th 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.