India vs Indonesia: Coal consumption
India
6,409 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
1,432 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
5th
Coal consumption over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 6,409 terawatt-hours against 1,432 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 4,977 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 4.5 times Indonesia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 220 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427.95 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 426.6 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 530.11 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 528.89 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 878.87 terawatt-hours | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 865.11 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 1,577 terawatt-hours | 71.13 terawatt-hours | 1,506 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 2,429 terawatt-hours | 284.06 terawatt-hours | 2,145 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 4,281 terawatt-hours | 544.11 terawatt-hours | 3,737 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 5,760 terawatt-hours | 1,115 terawatt-hours | 4,646 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 6,409 terawatt-hours against 1,432 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between India and Indonesia?
- 4,977 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for coal consumption?
- India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.