Singapore vs Zambia: Coal consumption per person
Singapore
673.05 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Zambia
670.67 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
68th
Zambia rank
69th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Singapore
- Zambia
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person against 670.67 kilowatt-hours per person in Zambia, a difference of 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Singapore ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 69th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 544.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 513.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 38.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 236.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 197.15 kilowatt-hours per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 14.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 61.75 kilowatt-hours per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 701.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 179.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 522.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 800.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 497.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 302.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Singapore or Zambia?
- Singapore, at 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person against 670.67 kilowatt-hours per person in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Singapore and Zambia?
- 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Zambia rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Singapore ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 69th 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.