Greece vs Netherlands: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Greece currently reports 50.6% against 48.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 129th and Netherlands ranks 132nd of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 92.5% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 88.3% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 81.4% | 6.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 58.2% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Greece or Netherlands?
- Greece, at 50.6% against 48.0% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Greece and Netherlands?
- 2.6%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Greece ranks 129th and Netherlands ranks 132nd 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.