Indonesia vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Indonesia
9.2%
in 2025
United States
10.1%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
13th
United States rank
10th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10.1% against 9.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 13th and United States ranks 10th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.0% | 1.7% | 4.7% | United States |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 2.1% | 7.6% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 44.1% | 2.4% | 41.7% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 1.3% | 12.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 11.7% | -0.8% | 12.5% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 8.2% | -5.2% | 13.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 12.0% | -3.4% | 15.4% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Indonesia or United States?
- United States, at 10.1% against 9.2% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Indonesia and United States?
- 0.9%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Indonesia ranks 13th and United States ranks 10th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.