Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Russia: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 18.1% against 4.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Russia's figure about 4.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Russia ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 17.4% | 13.8% | Russia |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 18.2% | 13.9% | Russia |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 15.7% | 11.1% | Russia |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 17.1% | 13.3% | Russia |
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 Russia?
- Russia, at 18.1% 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 Russia?
- 14.0%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Russia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Russia ranks 40th 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.