Austria vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Austria
-0.6551 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
-0.3338 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
46th
Iceland rank
44th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -0.3338 terawatt-hours against -0.6551 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 0.3213 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iceland ahead.
Austria ranks 46th and Iceland ranks 44th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.79 terawatt-hours | -0.013 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | -1.03 terawatt-hours | 0.0159 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.1541 terawatt-hours | 0.0609 terawatt-hours | 0.0932 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | -0.5542 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.5545 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | -0.4224 terawatt-hours | 0.0233 terawatt-hours | 0.4457 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0484 terawatt-hours | 0.0278 terawatt-hours | 0.0206 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | -1.23 terawatt-hours | -0.0645 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Austria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at -0.3338 terawatt-hours against -0.6551 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Austria and Iceland?
- 0.3213 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Austria ranks 46th and Iceland ranks 44th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.