Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Saint Lucia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 97.5% against 28.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 69.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 3.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 100.0% | 62.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 99.3% | 57.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 97.4% | 59.8% | Saint Lucia |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 97.5% against 28.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Lucia?
- 69.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Lucia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Lucia rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Saint Lucia 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.