Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Ukraine: Electricity production from coal sources

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.4%
in 2023
Ukraine
22.2%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
39th
Ukraine rank
36th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 22.2% against 4.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 17.8%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 5.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Ukraine ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 35.3% 33.8% Ukraine
2000s 2.3% 31.8% 29.5% Ukraine
2010s 2.4% 35.9% 33.5% Ukraine
2020s 4.8% 23.4% 18.6% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 22.2% against 4.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
17.8%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Ukraine ranks 36th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.