Finland vs Ireland: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Finland
-0.705 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
47th
Ireland rank
49th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports -0.705 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.765 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
Finland ranks 47th and Ireland ranks 49th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 2.26 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | -2.82 terawatt-hours | 4.93 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 0.7738 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.3359 terawatt-hours | -1.32 terawatt-hours | 1.65 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0924 terawatt-hours | -0.5367 terawatt-hours | 0.6291 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | -2.14 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.9982 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | -3.3 terawatt-hours | -1.41 terawatt-hours | 1.89 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, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at -0.705 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.765 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Finland ranks 47th 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.