Indonesia vs USSR: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Indonesia
120.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
-37.47 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Indonesia rank
2nd
USSR rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Indonesia
- USSR
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 120.4 terawatt-hours against -37.47 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 157.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 3.2 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Indonesia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0843 terawatt-hours | 54.6 terawatt-hours | 54.69 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | 37.11 terawatt-hours | 37 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.1558 terawatt-hours | -23.14 terawatt-hours | 23.3 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Indonesia or USSR?
- Indonesia, at 120.4 terawatt-hours against -37.47 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Indonesia and USSR?
- 157.87 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Indonesia and USSR rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.