Marshall Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Marshall Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 97.6% against 41.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 55.7%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 210 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 74.7% | 25.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 70.4% | 28.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 64.0% | 33.6% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Marshall Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Marshall Islands, at 97.6% against 41.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 55.7%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Marshall Islands ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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.