Australia vs China: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 66.1% against 64.4% in China, a difference of 1.7%.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 105th and China ranks 108th of 210 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 81.0% | 9.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 81.5% | 10.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 74.3% | 11.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 65.5% | 6.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 66.1% against 64.4% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Australia and China?
- 1.7%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Australia ranks 105th and China ranks 108th 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.