Botswana vs Mongolia: Electricity production from coal sources

Botswana
98.9%
in 2023
Mongolia
85.2%
in 2023
Botswana rank
1st
Mongolia rank
3rd

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Botswana
  • Mongolia
020406080100199020062023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 98.9% against 85.2% in Mongolia, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Mongolia ranks 3rd of 209 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mongolia Difference Ahead
1990s 96.4% 94.3% 2.1% Botswana
2000s 98.3% 96.4% 1.9% Botswana
2010s 94.6% 91.5% 3.2% Botswana
2020s 97.4% 84.9% 12.5% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Botswana or Mongolia?
Botswana, at 98.9% against 85.2% in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Botswana and Mongolia?
13.7%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mongolia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mongolia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Botswana ranks 1st and Mongolia ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
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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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
256 places, 7,746 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.