Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Vietnam: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 44.8% against 14.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 30.8%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 3.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 13.5% | 8.8% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 17.5% | 12.2% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 31.0% | 27.7% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 45.0% | 41.4% | Vietnam |
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 or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 44.8% against 14.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam?
- 30.8%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 19th 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.