Slovakia vs Sweden: Coal consumption
Slovakia
20.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
16.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Slovakia rank
52nd
Sweden rank
54th
Coal consumption over time
- Slovakia
- Sweden
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 20.03 terawatt-hours against 16.9 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 3.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Slovakia ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 54th of 220 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.58 terawatt-hours | 23.53 terawatt-hours | 48.05 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 80.08 terawatt-hours | 19.9 terawatt-hours | 60.18 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 95.29 terawatt-hours | 28.2 terawatt-hours | 67.08 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 66.91 terawatt-hours | 32.28 terawatt-hours | 34.63 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 49.44 terawatt-hours | 32.24 terawatt-hours | 17.2 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 38.99 terawatt-hours | 24.34 terawatt-hours | 14.65 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 26.29 terawatt-hours | 18.09 terawatt-hours | 8.2 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Slovakia or Sweden?
- Slovakia, at 20.03 terawatt-hours against 16.9 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Slovakia and Sweden?
- 3.13 terawatt-hours, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and Sweden rank globally for coal consumption?
- Slovakia ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 54th 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.