Australia vs Finland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Australia
-3.6%
in 2025
Finland
-3.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
47th
Finland rank
44th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports -3.2% against -3.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Finland ranks 44th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 7.4% | 4.1% | Finland |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 7.2% | 3.9% | Finland |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | -2.9% | -3.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -9.6% | 6.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Australia or Finland?
- Finland, at -3.2% against -3.6% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Australia and Finland?
- 0.4%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 47th and Finland 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.