Canada vs Greece: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Canada
-15.4%
in 2025
Greece
-15.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
62nd
Greece rank
61st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Canada
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports -15.2% against -15.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.
Canada ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 61st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 9.2% | 7.0% | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 7.5% | 2.6% | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | -1.6% | -0.0% | 1.6% | Greece |
| 2010s | -4.7% | -8.4% | 3.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | -13.8% | -20.7% | 6.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Canada or Greece?
- Greece, at -15.2% against -15.4% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Canada and Greece?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greece?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Greece rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Canada ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 61st of 77 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.