Ghana vs Uruguay: Coal consumption per person
Ghana
9.34 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Uruguay
11.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
121st
Uruguay rank
119th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Ghana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 11.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Ghana, a difference of 2.3 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ghana ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5089 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5089 kilowatt-hours per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3102 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 13.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Ghana or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 11.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Ghana and Uruguay?
- 2.3 kilowatt-hours per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Uruguay rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Ghana ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 119th 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.