China vs Kazakhstan: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- China
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
China currently reports 61.3% against 58.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
China ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7% | 71.9% | 2.9% | China |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 72.3% | 6.4% | China |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 72.2% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 63.0% | 0.6% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, China or Kazakhstan?
- China, at 61.3% against 58.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between China and Kazakhstan?
- 2.9%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kazakhstan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Kazakhstan rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- China ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th 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.