Australia vs Japan: Coal consumption, annual growth rate
Australia
-3.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
-3.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
73rd
Japan rank
74th
Coal consumption, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports -3.59 % change on previous year against -3.81 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.22 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 73rd and Japan ranks 74th of 137 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.21 % change on previous year | 6.53 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.25 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.09 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.4665 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | -2.88 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | -2.97 % change on previous year | -1.82 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, annual growth rate, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at -3.59 % change on previous year against -3.81 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, annual growth rate between Australia and Japan?
- 0.22 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for coal consumption, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 73rd and Japan ranks 74th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.