East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs India: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 74.4% against 59.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 14.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 68.4% | 4.9% | India |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 68.1% | 1.7% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 73.0% | 5.6% | India |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 72.3% | 11.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or India?
- India, at 74.4% against 59.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 14.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- 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.