Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Maldives
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 94.2% against 93.9% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 45th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 210 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 35.1% | 64.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 59.6% | 38.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.1% | 0.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Maldives, at 94.2% against 93.9% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Maldives ranks 45th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th 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.