Africa Western and Central vs Maldives: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 94.2% against 6.3% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 87.9%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 14.8 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 41st and Maldives ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 99.9% | 42.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 98.1% | 27.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 94.3% | 25.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Africa Western and Central or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 94.2% against 6.3% in Africa Western and Central as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
- 87.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Maldives rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 41st and Maldives ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
- 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.