Brazil vs Sweden: Share of primary energy from coal
Brazil
5.3%
in 2025
Sweden
3.7%
in 2025
Brazil rank
40th
Sweden rank
42nd
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.3% against 3.7% in Sweden, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 78 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 5.2% | 4.6% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 3.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 2.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Brazil or Sweden?
- Brazil, at 5.3% against 3.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Brazil and Sweden?
- 1.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Brazil ranks 40th 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.