Indonesia vs Lower middle income: Electricity production from coal sources

Indonesia
69.1%
in 2023
Lower middle income
52.5%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
7th
Lower middle income rank
5th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Indonesia
  • Lower middle income
203040506070199020062023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 69.1% against 52.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.6%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Indonesia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 27.2% 37.8% 10.6% Lower middle income
2000s 40.7% 39.9% 0.8% Indonesia
2010s 54.9% 46.5% 8.4% Indonesia
2020s 67.6% 49.2% 18.4% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Indonesia or Lower middle income?
Indonesia, at 69.1% against 52.5% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Indonesia and Lower middle income?
16.6%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Lower middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Lower middle income rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Indonesia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th 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.