India vs Indonesia: Coal consumption per person
India
4,378 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Indonesia
5,011 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
28th
Indonesia rank
25th
Coal consumption per person over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5,011 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,378 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 633 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
India ranks 28th and Indonesia ranks 25th of 218 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 835.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 823.19 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1970s | 871.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 862.01 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1980s | 1,141 kilowatt-hours per person | 79.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,061 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1990s | 1,653 kilowatt-hours per person | 353.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,300 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2000s | 2,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,226 kilowatt-hours per person | 884.05 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2010s | 3,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,085 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,151 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2020s | 4,016 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,968 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.68 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 5,011 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 India and Indonesia?
- 633 kilowatt-hours per person, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- India ranks 28th and Indonesia ranks 25th 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.