Portugal vs Spain: Coal consumption, annual growth rate
Portugal
-16.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-16.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal rank
99th
Spain rank
98th
Coal consumption, annual growth rate over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -16.25 % change on previous year against -16.67 % change on previous year in Portugal, a difference of 0.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 99th and Spain ranks 98th of 137 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.55 % change on previous year | -1 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.2137 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1980s | 21.8 % change on previous year | 6.58 % change on previous year | 15.21 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.7 % change on previous year | 0.5179 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2000s | -2.16 % change on previous year | -5.73 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2010s | -3.15 % change on previous year | 0.7512 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2020s | -40.29 % change on previous year | -11.39 % change on previous year | 28.9 % change on previous year | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, annual growth rate, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at -16.25 % change on previous year against -16.67 % change on previous year in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, annual growth rate between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.42 % change on previous year, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for coal consumption, annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 99th and Spain ranks 98th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.