Belarus vs Sweden: Share of primary energy from coal
Belarus
3.4%
in 2025
Sweden
3.7%
in 2025
Belarus rank
43rd
Sweden rank
42nd
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Belarus
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Belarus, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 42nd of 78 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 6.1% | 1.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 6.0% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.8% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Belarus or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Belarus and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Sweden rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Belarus ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 42nd 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.