France vs Sweden: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes France's figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 86th of 210 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.0% | 4.6% | France |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.8% | 3.1% | France |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | France |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, France or Sweden?
- France, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between France and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- France ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 86th 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.