Portugal vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Portugal
-0.0116 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-0.1326 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
36th
Sweden rank
39th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -0.0116 terawatt-hours against -0.1326 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.121 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2384 terawatt-hours | -1.24 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | -0.0733 terawatt-hours | -0.0102 terawatt-hours | 0.063 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | -0.35 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | -0.9839 terawatt-hours | -0.6246 terawatt-hours | 0.3593 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | -1.87 terawatt-hours | -0.0713 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | -2.41 terawatt-hours | -0.9365 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at -0.0116 terawatt-hours against -0.1326 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.121 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Portugal ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.