Iceland vs Ireland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Iceland
-26.7%
in 2025
Ireland
-30.8%
in 2025
Iceland rank
70th
Ireland rank
71st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -26.7% against -30.8% in Ireland, a difference of 4.1%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
Iceland ranks 70th and Ireland ranks 71st of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -25.0% | 9.4% | 34.4% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 833.0% | -5.6% | 838.6% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 6.5% | 12.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -3.6% | 4.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -1.8% | 5.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -5.7% | 8.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -16.0% | 14.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Iceland or Ireland?
- Iceland, at -26.7% against -30.8% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Iceland and Ireland?
- 4.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Iceland ranks 70th and Ireland ranks 71st 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.