High income vs Niger: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time
- High income
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 96.7% against 39.2% in High income, a difference of 57.5%.
That makes Niger's figure about 2.5 times High income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 25th and Niger ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 100.0% | 39.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 99.5% | 37.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 98.5% | 37.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 96.4% | 44.9% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, High income or Niger?
- Niger, at 96.7% against 39.2% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between High income and Niger?
- 57.5%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Niger?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do High income and Niger rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- High income ranks 25th and Niger ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- 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.