China vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- China
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
China currently reports 61.3% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 210 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7% | 70.1% | 4.6% | China |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 64.5% | 14.3% | China |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 53.2% | 18.6% | China |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 42.3% | 20.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, China or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- China, at 61.3% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20.9%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- China ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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.