Somalia vs South Africa: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 88.8% against 86.2% in South Africa, a difference of 2.6%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 60th of 210 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 93.0% | 7.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 91.1% | 6.6% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 86.8% | 3.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 88.8% against 86.2% in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Somalia and South Africa?
- 2.6%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Somalia ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 60th 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.