Japan vs Middle income: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.1% against 10.2% in Middle income, a difference of 19.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.0 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle income ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Middle income ranks 28th of 210 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 41.9% | 24.9% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 48.3% | 22.7% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 52.5% | 21.5% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 42.1% | 12.1% | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Japan or Middle income?
- Japan, at 30.1% against 10.2% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Japan and Middle income?
- 19.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Japan ranks 31st and Middle income ranks 28th 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.