Finland vs Slovakia: Electricity generation from coal

Finland
0.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Slovakia
0.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
75th
Slovakia rank
72nd

Electricity generation from coal over time

  • Finland
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.31 terawatt-hours against 0.16 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 0.15 terawatt-hours.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.9 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 75th and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 207 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 10.68 terawatt-hours 6.22 terawatt-hours 4.47 terawatt-hours Finland
2000s 12.39 terawatt-hours 5.24 terawatt-hours 7.15 terawatt-hours Finland
2010s 7.81 terawatt-hours 3.04 terawatt-hours 4.77 terawatt-hours Finland
2020s 1.85 terawatt-hours 1.21 terawatt-hours 0.645 terawatt-hours Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Finland or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.31 terawatt-hours against 0.16 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Finland and Slovakia?
0.15 terawatt-hours, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
Finland ranks 75th and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.