North America vs Timor-Leste: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- North America
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 99.6% against 54.4% in North America, a difference of 45.2%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 99.8% | 34.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 99.3% | 39.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 99.6% | 44.6% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, North America or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 99.6% against 54.4% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between North America and Timor-Leste?
- 45.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Timor-Leste?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do North America and Timor-Leste rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- North America ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th 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.