Eritrea vs European Union: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Eritrea
- European Union
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 97.2% against 31.0% in European Union, a difference of 66.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 3.1 times European Union's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 29th and European Union ranks 27th of 210 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 51.0% | 48.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 51.2% | 48.2% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 43.0% | 54.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 36.6% | 60.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Eritrea or European Union?
- Eritrea, at 97.2% against 31.0% in European Union as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Eritrea and European Union?
- 66.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and European Union?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and European Union rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Eritrea ranks 29th and European Union ranks 27th 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.