Denmark vs Luxembourg: Coal consumption per person
Denmark
361.45 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Luxembourg
426.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
82nd
Luxembourg rank
79th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 426.14 kilowatt-hours per person against 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 64.69 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Denmark ranks 82nd and Luxembourg ranks 79th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,500 kilowatt-hours per person | 87,564 kilowatt-hours per person | 79,064 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 5,921 kilowatt-hours per person | 71,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 65,279 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 14,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,530 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 15,283 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,738 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 9,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,090 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,471 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,076 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,781 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,389 kilowatt-hours per person | 552.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 836.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Denmark or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 426.14 kilowatt-hours per person against 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 64.69 kilowatt-hours per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Luxembourg rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Denmark ranks 82nd and Luxembourg ranks 79th 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.