Brazil vs Denmark: Share of electricity generation from coal
Brazil
2.3%
in 2025
Denmark
2.7%
in 2025
Brazil rank
69th
Denmark rank
67th
Share of electricity generation from coal over time
- Brazil
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.7% against 2.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 69th and Denmark ranks 67th of 210 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 76.4% | 74.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 48.7% | 46.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 30.1% | 26.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 8.6% | 6.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from coal, Brazil or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2.7% against 2.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from coal between Brazil and Denmark?
- 0.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Brazil ranks 69th and Denmark ranks 67th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.