Cayman Islands vs Latin America & Caribbean: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Cayman Islands
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 97.1% against 28.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 69.1%.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 3.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.
Cayman Islands ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 210 countries.
Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 39.4% | 60.6% | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 43.3% | 56.1% | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 39.0% | 58.2% | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Cayman Islands or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Cayman Islands, at 97.1% against 28.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 69.1%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Cayman Islands ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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.