Iceland vs Israel: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Iceland
-26.7%
in 2025
Israel
-32.6%
in 2025
Iceland rank
70th
Israel rank
72nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Iceland
- Israel
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -26.7% against -32.6% in Israel, a difference of 5.9%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 70th and Israel ranks 72nd of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 6,175.6% | 6,158.8% | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 10.0% | 9.3% | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -3.9% | 6.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -15.1% | 13.2% | 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 Israel?
- Iceland, at -26.7% against -32.6% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Iceland and Israel?
- 5.9%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Iceland ranks 70th and Israel ranks 72nd 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.