Greece vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Greece
-15.2%
in 2025
Spain
-16.2%
in 2025
Greece rank
61st
Spain rank
64th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports -15.2% against -16.2% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 61st and Spain ranks 64th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | -1.0% | 2.3% | Greece |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 1.8% | 7.3% | Greece |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 0.9% | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -5.7% | 5.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | -8.4% | 0.8% | 9.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | -20.7% | -11.4% | 9.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at -15.2% against -16.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Greece and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Greece ranks 61st 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.