India vs USSR: Coal consumption
India
6,409 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
3,933 terawatt-hours
in 1984
India rank
2nd
USSR rank
3rd
Coal consumption over time
- India
- USSR
How they compare
India currently reports 6,409 terawatt-hours against 3,933 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 2,476 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427.95 terawatt-hours | 3,594 terawatt-hours | 3,166 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 530.11 terawatt-hours | 3,891 terawatt-hours | 3,361 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 746.59 terawatt-hours | 3,938 terawatt-hours | 3,191 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, India or USSR?
- India, at 6,409 terawatt-hours against 3,933 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between India and USSR?
- 2,476 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for coal consumption?
- India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd 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.