Estonia vs Europe & Central Asia: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Estonia
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 34.9% against 11.3% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 3.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th of 210 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 29.9% | 63.7% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 26.8% | 66.6% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 22.7% | 61.5% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 15.4% | 36.0% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Estonia or Europe & Central Asia?
- Estonia, at 34.9% against 11.3% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Estonia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 23.6%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Estonia ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th 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.