Canada vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Canada
-15.4%
in 2025
Spain
-16.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
62nd
Spain rank
64th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports -15.4% against -16.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 64th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | -1.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 6.6% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | -1.6% | -5.7% | 4.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | -4.7% | 0.8% | 5.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | -13.8% | -11.4% | 2.4% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Canada, at -15.4% against -16.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Canada and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Canada ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 64th 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.