IDA blend vs Japan: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- IDA blend
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.1% against 10.2% in IDA blend, a difference of 19.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.0 times IDA blend's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 25.6% | 22.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 31.0% | 26.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 29.9% | 19.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, IDA blend or Japan?
- Japan, at 30.1% against 10.2% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between IDA blend and Japan?
- 19.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do IDA blend and Japan rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- IDA blend ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st 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.