Colombia vs Zambia: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 12.4% against 10.9% in Zambia, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 0.3% | 8.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5.4% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.5% | 3.3% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 10.4% | 2.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Colombia or Zambia?
- Colombia, at 12.4% against 10.9% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Colombia and Zambia?
- 1.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Colombia ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th 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.