Finland vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Finland
-0.705 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
-0.3338 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
47th
Iceland rank
44th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -0.3338 terawatt-hours against -0.705 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 0.3712 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iceland ahead.
Finland ranks 47th and Iceland ranks 44th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 terawatt-hours | -0.013 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 0.0159 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 0.0609 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.3359 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.3356 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0924 terawatt-hours | 0.0233 terawatt-hours | 0.0692 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | -2.14 terawatt-hours | 0.0278 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | -3.3 terawatt-hours | -0.0645 terawatt-hours | 3.23 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, Finland or Iceland?
- Iceland, at -0.3338 terawatt-hours against -0.705 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Finland and Iceland?
- 0.3712 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Finland ranks 47th 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.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.