What is the difference in coal consumption, per unit of gdp between Germany and United States?

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?

61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United States: Coal consumption, per unit of GDP

Germany

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United States

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Germany rank

54th

United States rank

55th

Coal consumption, per unit of GDP over time

Germany
United States

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	Germany
1970s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	Germany
1980s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	Germany
1990s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	United States
2000s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	United States
2010s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	United States
2020s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per unit of gdp, Germany or United States?: Germany, at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per unit of gdp between Germany and United States?: 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for coal consumption, per unit of gdp?: Germany ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal consumption, per unit of GDP
Unit: terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 9,270 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

Coal consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.