Afghanistan vs Canada: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Afghanistan
- Canada
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.8% against 19.7% in Canada, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Canada ranks 176th of 210 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 25.8% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 20.2% | 3.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 18.0% | 0.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Afghanistan or Canada?
- Afghanistan, at 21.8% against 19.7% in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Afghanistan and Canada?
- 2.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Canada?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Canada rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Canada ranks 176th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.