Finland vs Slovakia: Coal consumption
Finland
21.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Slovakia
20.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
49th
Slovakia rank
52nd
Coal consumption over time
- Finland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 21.28 terawatt-hours against 20.03 terawatt-hours in Slovakia, a difference of 1.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Slovakia ahead.
Finland ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 52nd of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.02 terawatt-hours | 71.58 terawatt-hours | 50.56 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 33.07 terawatt-hours | 80.08 terawatt-hours | 47.01 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 49.7 terawatt-hours | 95.29 terawatt-hours | 45.58 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 67.23 terawatt-hours | 66.91 terawatt-hours | 0.3212 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 73.41 terawatt-hours | 49.44 terawatt-hours | 23.97 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 53.75 terawatt-hours | 38.99 terawatt-hours | 14.76 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 27.83 terawatt-hours | 26.29 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Finland or Slovakia?
- Finland, at 21.28 terawatt-hours against 20.03 terawatt-hours in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Finland and Slovakia?
- 1.25 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for coal consumption?
- Finland ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 52nd 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.