Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 97.5% against 41.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.

What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands?

55.7%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United States Virgin Islands: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

41.8%

in 2023

United States Virgin Islands

97.5%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

22nd

United States Virgin Islands rank

25th

Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 97.5% against 41.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 55.7%.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 25th of 47 groups.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	74.7%	100.0%	25.3%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	70.7%	98.8%	28.1%	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	64.2%	97.6%	33.4%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 97.5% against 41.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands?: 55.7%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 25th 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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Indicator: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 8,053 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.