India vs Ireland: Electricity generation from coal
India
1,474 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
0.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Ireland rank
2nd
Electricity generation from coal over time
- India
- Ireland
How they compare
India currently reports 1,474 terawatt-hours against 0.16 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 1,474 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 9,213.4 times Ireland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 2nd of 207 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 278.88 terawatt-hours | 6.51 terawatt-hours | 272.37 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 483.11 terawatt-hours | 6 terawatt-hours | 477.12 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 952.23 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 948.56 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 1,364 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1,362 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, India or Ireland?
- India, at 1,474 terawatt-hours against 0.16 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between India and Ireland?
- 1,474 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Ireland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Ireland rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- India ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 2nd 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.