Sweden vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Sweden
-0.8%
in 2025
USSR
-0.9%
in 1984
Sweden rank
37th
USSR rank
38th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Sweden
- USSR
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -0.8% against -0.9% in USSR, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Sweden ranks 37th and USSR ranks 38th of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.1% | 1.6% | 6.6% | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | USSR |
| 1980s | 7.7% | -0.6% | 8.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Sweden or USSR?
- Sweden, at -0.8% against -0.9% in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Sweden and USSR?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Sweden and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Sweden ranks 37th and USSR ranks 38th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.