Afghanistan vs Albania: Coal consumption
Afghanistan
1.65 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Albania
2.01 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
94th
Albania rank
92nd
Coal consumption over time
- Afghanistan
- Albania
How they compare
Albania currently reports 2.01 terawatt-hours against 1.65 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes Albania's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Albania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Albania ranks 92nd of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Albania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Albania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8701 terawatt-hours | 9.63 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | Albania |
| 1990s | 0.1423 terawatt-hours | 2.02 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.4592 terawatt-hours | 0.4903 terawatt-hours | 0.0311 terawatt-hours | Albania |
| 2010s | 5.13 terawatt-hours | 0.9078 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.96 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 4.14 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Afghanistan or Albania?
- Albania, at 2.01 terawatt-hours against 1.65 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Afghanistan and Albania?
- 0.36 terawatt-hours, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Albania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Albania rank globally for coal consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th and Albania ranks 92nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.