Finland vs Italy: Coal consumption
Finland
21.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
23.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
49th
Italy rank
48th
Coal consumption over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 23.92 terawatt-hours against 21.28 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 2.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 49th and Italy ranks 48th of 220 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.02 terawatt-hours | 108.68 terawatt-hours | 87.67 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 33.07 terawatt-hours | 112.46 terawatt-hours | 79.39 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 49.7 terawatt-hours | 164.35 terawatt-hours | 114.65 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 67.23 terawatt-hours | 140.4 terawatt-hours | 73.16 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 73.41 terawatt-hours | 172.81 terawatt-hours | 99.4 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 53.75 terawatt-hours | 139.15 terawatt-hours | 85.4 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 27.83 terawatt-hours | 52.39 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 23.92 terawatt-hours against 21.28 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Finland and Italy?
- 2.64 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for coal consumption?
- Finland ranks 49th and Italy ranks 48th 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.