Chile vs United States of America: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 15.7% against 14.8% in Chile, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.
Chile ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 44th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 52.4% | 27.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 49.8% | 32.4% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 35.5% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 19.1% | 4.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Chile or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 15.7% against 14.8% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.9%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Chile ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 44th 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.