Greece vs Zambia: Electricity generation from coal

Greece
2.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
2.13 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Greece rank
48th
Zambia rank
51st

Electricity generation from coal over time

  • Greece
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.74 terawatt-hours against 2.13 terawatt-hours in Zambia, a difference of 0.61 terawatt-hours.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 51st of 207 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 34.49 terawatt-hours 0.009 terawatt-hours 34.48 terawatt-hours Greece
2010s 23.42 terawatt-hours 0.532 terawatt-hours 22.89 terawatt-hours Greece
2020s 5.11 terawatt-hours 1.92 terawatt-hours 3.19 terawatt-hours Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Greece or Zambia?
Greece, at 2.74 terawatt-hours against 2.13 terawatt-hours in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Greece and Zambia?
0.61 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Greece and Zambia rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
Greece ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 51st 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.