Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Madagascar: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 19.5% against 4.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 4.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 0.0% | 4.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 19.7% | 15.2% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 16.8% | 13.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 19.5% against 4.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
- 15.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 39th 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.