Japan vs Serbia: Electricity generation from coal per person
Japan
2,681 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Serbia
3,561 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Serbia rank
6th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 3,561 kilowatt-hours against 2,681 kilowatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 880 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Serbia ranks 6th of 207 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,285 kilowatt-hours | 2,913 kilowatt-hours | 1,627 kilowatt-hours | Serbia |
| 2000s | 2,299 kilowatt-hours | 3,231 kilowatt-hours | 931.85 kilowatt-hours | Serbia |
| 2010s | 2,682 kilowatt-hours | 3,646 kilowatt-hours | 964.16 kilowatt-hours | Serbia |
| 2020s | 2,704 kilowatt-hours | 3,543 kilowatt-hours | 838.33 kilowatt-hours | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Japan or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 3,561 kilowatt-hours against 2,681 kilowatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Japan and Serbia?
- 880 kilowatt-hours, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Japan ranks 9th and Serbia ranks 6th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal 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.