Italy vs Namibia: Share of electricity generation from coal
Italy
1.4%
in 2025
Namibia
2.4%
in 2024
Italy rank
71st
Namibia rank
68th
Share of electricity generation from coal over time
- Italy
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.4% against 1.4% in Italy, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 71st and Namibia ranks 68th of 210 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 2.8% | 10.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 2.3% | 10.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from coal, Italy or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.4% against 1.4% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from coal between Italy and Namibia?
- 1.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Namibia rank globally for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Italy ranks 71st and Namibia ranks 68th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.