France vs Netherlands: Coal consumption
France
43.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
52.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
36th
Netherlands rank
33rd
Coal consumption over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 52.67 terawatt-hours against 43.99 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 8.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 220 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 476.94 terawatt-hours | 89.11 terawatt-hours | 387.83 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 358.83 terawatt-hours | 37.81 terawatt-hours | 321.02 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 290.77 terawatt-hours | 71.44 terawatt-hours | 219.32 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 193.87 terawatt-hours | 97 terawatt-hours | 96.87 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 153.6 terawatt-hours | 94.31 terawatt-hours | 59.29 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 114.32 terawatt-hours | 99.57 terawatt-hours | 14.75 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 55.84 terawatt-hours | 53.55 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 52.67 terawatt-hours against 43.99 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between France and Netherlands?
- 8.68 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption?
- France ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 33rd 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.