New Zealand vs Panama: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- New Zealand
- Panama
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.3% against 3.5% in Panama, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 66th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 0.0% | 8.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.7% | 1.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, New Zealand or Panama?
- New Zealand, at 5.3% against 3.5% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between New Zealand and Panama?
- 1.8%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 66th 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.