Norway vs Sweden: Electricity generation from coal
Norway
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
83rd
Sweden rank
83rd
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 83rd of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.048 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.47 terawatt-hours | 0.43 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.025 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.025 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Norway and Sweden?
- 0 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Norway ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 83rd 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.