Czechia vs North America: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Czechia
- North America
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 36.3% against 14.2% in North America, a difference of 22.1%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 2.6 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 23rd and North America ranks 20th of 210 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 47.7% | 26.3% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 45.6% | 19.8% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 32.2% | 19.8% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 17.2% | 23.0% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Czechia or North America?
- Czechia, at 36.3% against 14.2% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Czechia and North America?
- 22.1%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and North America rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Czechia ranks 23rd and North America ranks 20th 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.