Afghanistan vs Denmark: Coal consumption
Afghanistan
1.65 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Denmark
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
94th
Denmark rank
91st
Coal consumption over time
- Afghanistan
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.17 terawatt-hours against 1.65 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.52 terawatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Denmark ranks 91st of 220 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8701 terawatt-hours | 73 terawatt-hours | 72.13 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.1423 terawatt-hours | 79.8 terawatt-hours | 79.66 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4592 terawatt-hours | 51.82 terawatt-hours | 51.36 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.13 terawatt-hours | 27.4 terawatt-hours | 22.27 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.96 terawatt-hours | 9.39 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Afghanistan or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2.17 terawatt-hours against 1.65 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Afghanistan and Denmark?
- 0.52 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Denmark?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Denmark rank globally for coal consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th and Denmark ranks 91st 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.