Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Syria: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 95.7% against 18.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 77.0%.
That makes Syria's figure about 5.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th and Syria ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.6% | 82.9% | 7.7% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 90.0% | 3.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 0.0% | Syria |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 96.1% | 4.1% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Syria?
- Syria, at 95.7% against 18.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria?
- 77.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th and Syria ranks 36th 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.