Germany vs IDA only: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Germany
- IDA only
How they compare
Germany currently reports 23.5% against 9.6% in IDA only, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.4 times IDA only's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 35th and IDA only ranks 32nd of 210 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 1.3% | 54.3% | Germany |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 3.1% | 45.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 5.9% | 35.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 9.0% | 19.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Germany or IDA only?
- Germany, at 23.5% against 9.6% in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Germany and IDA only?
- 13.9%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and IDA only?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and IDA only rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Germany ranks 35th and IDA only ranks 32nd 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.