France vs Uruguay: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 8.9% against 7.4% in France, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 189th and Uruguay ranks 187th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 15.7% | 6.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 10.8% | 2.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.1% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, France or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 8.9% against 7.4% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between France and Uruguay?
- 1.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do France and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- France ranks 189th and Uruguay ranks 187th 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.