Cuba vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time
- Cuba
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 96.3% against 28.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 67.9%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 3.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 210 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 31.1% | 60.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 37.1% | 58.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 41.7% | 54.5% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 34.2% | 61.1% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Cuba or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cuba, at 96.3% against 28.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 67.9%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Cuba ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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.