Ireland vs Norway: Share of primary energy from coal
Ireland
2.1%
in 2025
Norway
2.7%
in 2025
Ireland rank
50th
Norway rank
48th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.7% against 2.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 50th and Norway ranks 48th of 79 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.4% | 6.6% | 48.8% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 26.0% | 5.7% | 20.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 5.0% | 25.1% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 3.8% | 23.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 2.9% | 12.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 3.0% | 10.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 2.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.7% against 2.1% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Ireland ranks 50th and Norway ranks 48th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.