Germany vs India: Coal consumption per person
Germany
4,938 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
4,378 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany rank
26th
India rank
28th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4,938 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,378 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 560 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 26th and India ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,764 kilowatt-hours per person | 835.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,928 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 20,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 871.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,433 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 21,273 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,141 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,132 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 14,033 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,653 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,380 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 11,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,746 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 10,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,394 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 6,187 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,016 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,171 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 4,938 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,378 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Germany and India?
- 560 kilowatt-hours per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Germany ranks 26th and India ranks 28th 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.