Finland vs Spain: Coal consumption
Finland
21.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
24.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
49th
Spain rank
47th
Coal consumption over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 24.1 terawatt-hours against 21.28 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 2.82 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.02 terawatt-hours | 107.73 terawatt-hours | 86.71 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 33.07 terawatt-hours | 117.97 terawatt-hours | 84.9 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 49.7 terawatt-hours | 198.36 terawatt-hours | 148.65 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 67.23 terawatt-hours | 217.87 terawatt-hours | 150.64 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 73.41 terawatt-hours | 214.31 terawatt-hours | 140.9 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 53.75 terawatt-hours | 130.77 terawatt-hours | 77.02 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 27.83 terawatt-hours | 33.09 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Finland or Spain?
- Spain, at 24.1 terawatt-hours against 21.28 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Finland and Spain?
- 2.82 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for coal consumption?
- Finland ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th 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.