New Caledonia vs North America: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- New Caledonia
- North America
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 39.0% against 14.2% in North America, a difference of 24.8%.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North America ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 22nd and North America ranks 20th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 1 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 45.6% | 43.8% | North America |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 32.2% | 0.4% | North America |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 19.3% | 23.8% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, New Caledonia or North America?
- New Caledonia, at 39.0% against 14.2% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between New Caledonia and North America?
- 24.8%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and North America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do New Caledonia and North America rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- New Caledonia ranks 22nd and North America ranks 20th 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.