Indonesia vs United States: Coal consumption
Indonesia
1,432 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
2,425 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia rank
5th
United States rank
4th
Coal consumption over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2,425 terawatt-hours against 1,432 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 993 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 220 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 3,360 terawatt-hours | 3,359 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 3,635 terawatt-hours | 3,633 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 4,741 terawatt-hours | 4,727 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 71.13 terawatt-hours | 5,648 terawatt-hours | 5,576 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 284.06 terawatt-hours | 6,160 terawatt-hours | 5,876 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 544.11 terawatt-hours | 4,513 terawatt-hours | 3,969 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 1,115 terawatt-hours | 2,525 terawatt-hours | 1,410 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Indonesia or United States?
- United States, at 2,425 terawatt-hours against 1,432 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Indonesia and United States?
- 993 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for coal consumption?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th 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.