Chile vs Puerto Rico: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Chile
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 16.6% against 14.8% in Chile, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 45th and Puerto Rico ranks 43rd of 210 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 10.1% | 7.2% | Chile |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 15.6% | 19.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 16.3% | 14.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Chile or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 16.6% against 14.8% in Chile as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 1.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Chile and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Chile ranks 45th and Puerto Rico ranks 43rd 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.