Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity production from coal sources

Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.5%
in 2022
Sweden rank
86th
United Arab Emirates rank
84th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Sweden
  • United Arab Emirates
0123199020072024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.5% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 86th and United Arab Emirates ranks 84th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% Sweden
2000s 1.8% 0.0% 1.8% Sweden
2010s 0.9% 0.0% 0.9% Sweden
2020s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Sweden or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.5% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Sweden and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Sweden ranks 86th and United Arab Emirates ranks 84th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.