Greece vs Ireland: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Greece
-1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
50th
Ireland rank
49th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -1.47 terawatt-hours against -1.53 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
Greece ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 49th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2617 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 3.47 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.05 terawatt-hours | -2.82 terawatt-hours | 4.87 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.64 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 2.77 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6605 terawatt-hours | -1.32 terawatt-hours | 1.98 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | -0.1021 terawatt-hours | -0.5367 terawatt-hours | 0.4347 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | -6.08 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | -4.78 terawatt-hours | -1.41 terawatt-hours | 3.37 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, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -1.47 terawatt-hours against -1.53 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Greece ranks 50th 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.