Australia vs China: Coal production per person
Australia
112,126 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China
18,569 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
China rank
5th
Coal production per person over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 93,557 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 6.0 times China's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 13,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,014 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 15,499 kilowatt-hours per person | 126.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,373 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 15,046 kilowatt-hours per person | 202.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,844 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 11,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 313.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,299 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 14,357 kilowatt-hours per person | 405.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,952 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 16,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,340 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 21,554 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,393 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,161 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 33,465 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,450 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 62,217 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,505 kilowatt-hours per person | 57,712 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 88,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,995 kilowatt-hours per person | 82,484 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 119,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,061 kilowatt-hours per person | 109,420 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 142,025 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 126,859 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 123,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 106,502 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Australia and China?
- 93,557 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for coal production per person?
- Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th 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 production 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.