Norway vs Sweden: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.8 times Norway's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 86th of 210 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Norway ranks 88th 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.