Australia vs Czechia: Share of primary energy from coal
Australia
26.4%
in 2025
Czechia
25.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
Czechia rank
15th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- Czechia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.4% against 25.2% in Czechia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and Czechia ranks 15th of 78 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.1% | 86.3% | 39.2% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 39.5% | 76.8% | 37.3% | Czechia |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 70.8% | 28.9% | Czechia |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 56.4% | 12.2% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 46.5% | 0.9% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 39.6% | 4.1% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 29.7% | 1.1% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Australia or Czechia?
- Australia, at 26.4% against 25.2% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Australia and Czechia?
- 1.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Czechia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Czechia rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 14th and Czechia ranks 15th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.