Iceland vs Niger: Coal consumption
Iceland
0.9184 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Niger
0.6401 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Iceland rank
103rd
Niger rank
105th
Coal consumption over time
- Iceland
- Niger
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9184 terawatt-hours against 0.6401 terawatt-hours in Niger, a difference of 0.2783 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 103rd and Niger ranks 105th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6377 terawatt-hours | 0.6763 terawatt-hours | 0.0387 terawatt-hours | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.711 terawatt-hours | 0.8942 terawatt-hours | 0.1832 terawatt-hours | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 0.9748 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 0.2794 terawatt-hours | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 0.3511 terawatt-hours | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Iceland or Niger?
- Iceland, at 0.9184 terawatt-hours against 0.6401 terawatt-hours in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Iceland and Niger?
- 0.2783 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Niger rank globally for coal consumption?
- Iceland ranks 103rd and Niger ranks 105th 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.