Australia vs South Africa: Coal production per person
Australia
112,126 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
23,973 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
South Africa rank
4th
Coal production per person over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person against 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa, a difference of 88,153 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 13,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,594 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,483 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 15,499 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,589 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,910 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 15,046 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,065 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,981 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 11,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,247 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,365 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 14,357 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,634 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 16,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,564 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,971 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 21,554 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,290 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 33,465 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,104 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,361 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 62,217 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,450 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,768 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 88,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 58,538 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 119,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,006 kilowatt-hours per person | 88,476 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 142,025 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,182 kilowatt-hours per person | 111,842 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 123,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,763 kilowatt-hours per person | 99,039 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 South Africa?
- Australia, at 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person against 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Australia and South Africa?
- 88,153 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for coal production per person?
- Australia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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.