Latin America & Caribbean vs Madagascar: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 19.5% against 4.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 4.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Madagascar ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 4.8% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 19.7% | 13.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 16.8% | 11.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Latin America & Caribbean or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 19.5% against 4.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar?
- 14.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th 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.