Senegal vs Switzerland: Coal consumption
Senegal
0.4804 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Switzerland
0.5228 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Senegal rank
111th
Switzerland rank
109th
Coal consumption over time
- Senegal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.5228 terawatt-hours against 0.4804 terawatt-hours in Senegal, a difference of 0.0424 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Senegal ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 109th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.91 terawatt-hours | 4.91 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 0.6264 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.44 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 2.02 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.55 terawatt-hours | 0.9406 terawatt-hours | 2.61 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Senegal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.5228 terawatt-hours against 0.4804 terawatt-hours in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Senegal and Switzerland?
- 0.0424 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Switzerland rank globally for coal consumption?
- Senegal ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 109th 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.