Italy vs Spain: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.8% against 1.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 75th and Spain ranks 78th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 37.2% | 25.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 26.1% | 11.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.1% | 3.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 1.8% against 1.2% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Italy and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Italy ranks 75th and Spain ranks 78th 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.