East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 81.6% against 59.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 21.8%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th of 47 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 92.7% | 29.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 93.0% | 23.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 90.4% | 23.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 83.6% | 23.0% | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 81.6% 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 South Africa?
- 21.8%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th 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.