North America vs North Macedonia: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- North America
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 40.2% against 14.2% in North America, a difference of 26.0%.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 2.8 times North America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 20th and North Macedonia ranks 20th of 47 groups.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 85.6% | 37.9% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 79.5% | 33.9% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 63.5% | 31.3% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 43.9% | 25.9% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, North America or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 40.2% against 14.2% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between North America and North Macedonia?
- 26.0%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and North Macedonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North America and North Macedonia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- North America ranks 20th and North Macedonia ranks 20th 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.