Brazil vs Namibia: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Brazil
- Namibia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.0% against 1.6% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 73rd and Namibia ranks 75th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 5.3% | 3.0% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Brazil or Namibia?
- Brazil, at 2.0% against 1.6% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Brazil and Namibia?
- 0.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Brazil ranks 73rd and Namibia ranks 75th 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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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.