Australia vs South Korea: Coal consumption per person
Australia
15,029 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea
15,352 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
South Korea rank
7th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 15,352 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 323 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,000 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,237 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 19,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,628 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,934 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 23,262 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,624 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,638 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 27,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,922 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,442 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 31,088 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,686 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,402 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 22,800 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,545 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,255 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 16,408 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,406 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Australia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 15,352 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Australia and South Korea?
- 323 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th of 218 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.