Netherlands vs United States of America: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Netherlands
10.0%
in 2025
United States of America
10.1%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
11th
United States of America rank
10th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Netherlands
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 10.1% against 10.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States of America ahead.
Netherlands ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -8.2% | 1.7% | 9.9% | United States of America |
| 1970s | -4.5% | 2.1% | 6.6% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 2.4% | 6.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -0.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.8% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -5.2% | 4.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -2.3% | -3.4% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Netherlands or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 10.1% against 10.0% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Netherlands and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Netherlands ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th 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.