Japan vs Poland: Coal consumption per person
Japan
9,834 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
9,778 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
13th
Poland rank
14th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9,834 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,778 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 56 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Poland ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,288 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,875 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,587 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 5,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,219 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,560 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 6,507 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,587 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 7,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,969 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 9,858 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,851 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,993 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 10,784 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,399 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,615 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 10,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,574 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 9,834 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,778 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Japan and Poland?
- 56 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Japan ranks 13th and Poland ranks 14th 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.