Venezuela vs Zambia: Coal production
Venezuela
12.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
13.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Venezuela rank
40th
Zambia rank
38th
Coal production over time
- Venezuela
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.86 terawatt-hours against 12.31 terawatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 1.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zambia ahead.
Venezuela ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 38th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.1205 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1205 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.276 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.276 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.0366 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0366 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.048 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.048 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.2296 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2296 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.2711 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.7494 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.5145 terawatt-hours | 5.26 terawatt-hours | 4.75 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.19 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 0.4768 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1990s | 35.91 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 32.98 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 58.03 terawatt-hours | 0.9303 terawatt-hours | 57.1 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 10.65 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 7.86 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 2.82 terawatt-hours | 9.97 terawatt-hours | 7.16 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Venezuela or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.86 terawatt-hours against 12.31 terawatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Venezuela and Zambia?
- 1.55 terawatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zambia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Venezuela and Zambia rank globally for coal production?
- Venezuela ranks 40th 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.