Estonia vs North America: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Estonia
- North America
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 34.9% against 14.2% in North America, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.5 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 24th and North America ranks 20th of 210 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 47.7% | 45.9% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 45.6% | 47.8% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 32.2% | 52.1% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 17.2% | 34.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Estonia or North America?
- Estonia, at 34.9% against 14.2% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Estonia and North America?
- 20.7%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and North America rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Estonia ranks 24th 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.