Brazil vs Italy: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Brazil ranks 74th and Italy ranks 75th of 210 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 11.4% | 9.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 14.8% | 12.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 14.2% | 10.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 5.3% | 2.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Brazil and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Brazil ranks 74th and Italy ranks 75th 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.