North America vs Viet Nam: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- North America
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 44.8% against 14.2% in North America, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 3.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 13.5% | 34.2% | North America |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 17.5% | 28.1% | North America |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 31.0% | 1.2% | North America |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 45.0% | 27.0% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, North America or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 44.8% against 14.2% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between North America and Viet Nam?
- 30.6%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Viet Nam?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North America and Viet Nam rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- North America ranks 20th and Viet Nam 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
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.