Afghanistan vs Brazil: Share of electricity generation from coal
Afghanistan
3.0%
in 2024
Brazil
2.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
66th
Brazil rank
69th
Share of electricity generation from coal over time
- Afghanistan
- Brazil
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.0% against 2.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Brazil ranks 69th of 210 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 2.6% | 6.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 3.5% | 5.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from coal, Afghanistan or Brazil?
- Afghanistan, at 3.0% against 2.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from coal between Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 0.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th and Brazil ranks 69th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.