Eritrea vs Niger: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Eritrea
- Niger
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 97.2% against 96.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Niger ahead.
Eritrea ranks 29th and Niger ranks 31st of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 98.6% | 0.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.5% | 0.5% | 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 Niger?
- Eritrea, at 97.2% against 96.8% in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Eritrea and Niger?
- 0.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Eritrea ranks 29th and Niger ranks 31st 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.