Austria vs Netherlands: Coal consumption per person
Austria
2,916 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
2,871 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
Netherlands rank
35th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,871 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 45 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,438 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,086 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 6,011 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,786 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,225 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 5,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,902 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,057 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 5,150 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,260 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,748 kilowatt-hours per person | 354.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,554 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3,127 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,980 kilowatt-hours per person | 147.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Austria or Netherlands?
- Austria, at 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,871 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Austria and Netherlands?
- 45 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Austria ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 35th 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.