Indonesia vs Japan: Coal consumption
Indonesia
1,432 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
1,211 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia rank
5th
Japan rank
6th
Coal consumption over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1,432 terawatt-hours against 1,211 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 221 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Indonesia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 648.99 terawatt-hours | 647.63 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 634.35 terawatt-hours | 633.14 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 785.78 terawatt-hours | 772.02 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 71.13 terawatt-hours | 958.06 terawatt-hours | 886.94 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 284.06 terawatt-hours | 1,260 terawatt-hours | 975.65 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 544.11 terawatt-hours | 1,374 terawatt-hours | 830.22 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,115 terawatt-hours | 1,289 terawatt-hours | 174.48 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia, at 1,432 terawatt-hours against 1,211 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Indonesia and Japan?
- 221 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for coal consumption?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 6th 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.