Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Vietnam: Electricity production from coal sources

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
14.0%
in 2024
Vietnam
44.8%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
19th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Vietnam
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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

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.