Kenya vs Uruguay: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Kenya
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 10.3% against 8.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 186th and Uruguay ranks 187th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 15.7% | 14.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 10.8% | 12.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.1% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Kenya or Uruguay?
- Kenya, at 10.3% against 8.9% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Kenya and Uruguay?
- 1.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Kenya ranks 186th 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.