World vs Zimbabwe: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- World
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 54.1% against 15.0% in World, a difference of 39.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
World ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 66.5% | 28.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 40.8% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 43.7% | 4.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 40.8% | 5.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, World or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 54.1% against 15.0% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between World and Zimbabwe?
- 39.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do World and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- World ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 45 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.