Canada vs Panama: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Canada
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.5% against 2.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Panama ranks 65th of 209 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 0.0% | 16.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 0.0% | 17.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 5.7% | 4.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Canada or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.5% against 2.9% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Canada and Panama?
- 0.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Panama?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Panama rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Canada ranks 67th and Panama ranks 65th 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.
Individual pages
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.