Egypt vs Sweden: Coal consumption
Egypt
16.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
16.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
55th
Sweden rank
54th
Coal consumption over time
- Egypt
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.9 terawatt-hours against 16.31 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 0.59 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 54th of 220 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.68 terawatt-hours | 23.53 terawatt-hours | 18.85 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 5.76 terawatt-hours | 19.9 terawatt-hours | 14.14 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.64 terawatt-hours | 28.2 terawatt-hours | 19.56 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 9.67 terawatt-hours | 32.28 terawatt-hours | 22.61 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.26 terawatt-hours | 32.24 terawatt-hours | 22.98 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10.98 terawatt-hours | 24.34 terawatt-hours | 13.36 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13.31 terawatt-hours | 18.09 terawatt-hours | 4.78 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Egypt or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16.9 terawatt-hours against 16.31 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Egypt and Sweden?
- 0.59 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for coal consumption?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 54th 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.