Canada vs Finland: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Canada ranks 68th and Finland ranks 71st of 210 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 25.0% | 8.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 24.2% | 7.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 16.9% | 7.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 6.1% | 1.7% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Canada or Finland?
- Canada, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Canada and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Canada ranks 68th and Finland ranks 71st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.