India vs Indonesia: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 74.4% against 69.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 210 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 27.2% | 41.2% | India |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 40.7% | 27.4% | India |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 54.9% | 18.1% | India |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 67.6% | 4.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 74.4% against 69.1% in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between India and Indonesia?
- 5.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- India ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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.