Mongolia vs South Africa: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Mongolia
- South Africa
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 85.2% against 81.6% in South Africa, a difference of 3.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Mongolia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th of 210 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 92.7% | 1.6% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 93.0% | 3.5% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 90.4% | 1.1% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.6% | 1.3% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Mongolia or South Africa?
- Mongolia, at 85.2% against 81.6% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Mongolia and South Africa?
- 3.6%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Mongolia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th of 210 countries.
- 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.