Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Iraq
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 98.0% against 41.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 56.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 210 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 76.5% | 20.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 74.7% | 17.1% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 70.4% | 24.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 63.6% | 33.6% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Iraq, at 98.0% against 41.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 56.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Iraq ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd 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.