Brazil vs Ireland: Electricity production from coal sources
Brazil
2.0%
in 2024
Ireland
2.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
74th
Ireland rank
73rd
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 74th and Ireland ranks 73rd of 210 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 48.3% | 46.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 31.0% | 28.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 20.9% | 17.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 5.7% | 3.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Brazil or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Brazil and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Brazil ranks 74th and Ireland ranks 73rd of 210 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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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.