Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 96.7% against 28.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 68.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 3.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 100.0% | 68.9% | Niger |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 99.5% | 62.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 98.5% | 58.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 96.4% | 62.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Niger?
- Niger, at 96.7% against 28.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 68.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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.