Malaysia vs Poland: Coal consumption per person
Malaysia
8,516 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
9,778 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
16th
Poland rank
14th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Malaysia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 9,778 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,516 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia, a difference of 1,262 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 16th 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 | Malaysia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,875 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,857 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 46.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,219 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,172 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 220.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,874 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 927.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,684 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 2,867 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,851 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,984 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 6,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,399 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,829 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 8,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,574 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,376 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Malaysia or Poland?
- Poland, at 9,778 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,516 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Malaysia and Poland?
- 1,262 kilowatt-hours per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Malaysia ranks 16th 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.