Least developed countries vs Maldives: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Least developed countries
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 94.2% against 2.0% in Least developed countries, a difference of 92.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 47.5 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 45th and Maldives ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 99.9% | 54.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 98.1% | 49.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 94.3% | 45.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Least developed countries or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 94.2% against 2.0% in Least developed countries as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Least developed countries and Maldives?
- 92.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Least developed countries and Maldives rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Least developed countries ranks 45th and Maldives ranks 45th 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.