Guatemala vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Electricity production from coal sources

Guatemala
16.8%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.4%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
42nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
39th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Guatemala
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 16.8% against 4.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 12.4%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 3.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Guatemala ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 1.5% 1.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 12.7% 2.3% 10.3% Guatemala
2010s 22.7% 2.4% 20.3% Guatemala
2020s 16.9% 4.8% 12.1% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Guatemala or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Guatemala, at 16.8% against 4.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Guatemala and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12.4%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.