Peru vs Zambia: Coal production
Peru
15.29 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Zambia
13.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Peru rank
37th
Zambia rank
38th
Coal production over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 15.29 terawatt-hours against 13.86 terawatt-hours in Zambia, a difference of 1.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.972 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.972 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1910s | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1920s | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.7245 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7245 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1940s | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1950s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1960s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.2324 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.4062 terawatt-hours | 5.26 terawatt-hours | 4.86 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 2.66 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.5002 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.548 terawatt-hours | 0.9303 terawatt-hours | 0.3823 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 0.0738 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2020s | 6.82 terawatt-hours | 9.97 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Peru or Zambia?
- Peru, at 15.29 terawatt-hours against 13.86 terawatt-hours in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Peru and Zambia?
- 1.43 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for coal production?
- Peru ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.