Australia vs Taiwan: Coal consumption per person
Australia
15,029 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Taiwan
15,405 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Taiwan rank
6th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Australia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 15,405 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 376 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,487 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,751 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 19,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,697 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,865 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 23,262 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,153 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 27,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,133 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 31,088 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,707 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,382 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 22,800 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,724 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,075 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 16,408 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,514 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,105 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Australia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 15,405 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 Taiwan?
- 376 kilowatt-hours per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 6th 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.