Coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 8.43% to < 0.001% in Sweden in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Sweden reached an all time high of 0.001% in 1986 and an all time low of < 0.001% in 2012. When compared to Sweden's main peers, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Denmark amounted to < 0.001%, < 0.001% in Finland, < 0.001% in Norway and 0.027% in Russia in 2015.
Sweden has been ranked 56th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Coal Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | % | 0.021% | 0.018% | 0.017% | 0.016% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.448% | 0.472% | 0.496% | 0.511% | 0.521% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.033% | 0.031% | 0.030% | 0.031% | 0.030% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.009% | 0.009% | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.009% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.024% | 0.024% | 0.022% | 0.022% | 0.023% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.001% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Russia | % | 0.028% | 0.029% | 0.028% | 0.029% | 0.026% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.135% | 0.129% | 0.116% | 0.100% | 0.103% |