China vs Morocco: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- China
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 62.1% against 61.3% in China, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 9th and Morocco ranks 8th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7% | 36.6% | 38.1% | China |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 65.7% | 13.1% | China |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 51.6% | 20.2% | China |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 66.1% | 3.7% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, China or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 62.1% against 61.3% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between China and Morocco?
- 0.8%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Morocco?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Morocco rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- China ranks 9th and Morocco ranks 8th 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.