Australia vs China: Coal consumption, per capita
Australia
0 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
China
0 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
China rank
4th
Coal consumption, per capita over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and China ranks 4th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per capita, Australia or China?
- China, at 0 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, per capita between Australia and China?
- 0 terawatt-hours per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for coal consumption, per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th and China ranks 4th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Coal consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.