Japan vs Serbia: Coal consumption per person
Japan
9,834 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Serbia
10,544 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan rank
14th
Serbia rank
11th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 10,544 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,834 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 710 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Serbia ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and Serbia ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,326 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,872 kilowatt-hours per person | Serbia |
| 2010s | 10,784 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,672 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,888 kilowatt-hours per person | Serbia |
| 2020s | 10,437 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,939 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,502 kilowatt-hours per person | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Japan or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 10,544 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,834 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Japan and Serbia?
- 710 kilowatt-hours per person, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Japan ranks 14th and Serbia ranks 11th of 215 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.