Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from coal sources

Philippines
62.5%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
40.4%
in 2023
Philippines rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 62.5% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Philippines ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 12.1% 70.1% 58.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 30.2% 64.5% 34.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 44.4% 53.2% 8.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 59.4% 42.3% 17.1% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Philippines, at 62.5% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22.1%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Philippines ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.