Estonia vs Ireland: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Estonia
-1.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Estonia rank
51st
Ireland rank
49th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Estonia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -1.47 terawatt-hours against -1.59 terawatt-hours in Estonia, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ireland ahead.
Estonia ranks 51st and Ireland ranks 49th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1376 terawatt-hours | 3.19 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1990s | -3.59 terawatt-hours | -1.32 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | -0.5367 terawatt-hours | 0.8171 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.0828 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2020s | -1.72 terawatt-hours | -1.41 terawatt-hours | 0.3102 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Estonia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -1.47 terawatt-hours against -1.59 terawatt-hours in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Estonia and Ireland?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Estonia ranks 51st and Ireland ranks 49th 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.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.