Australia vs USSR: Coal production per person
Australia
112,126 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
14,584 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Australia rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st
Coal production per person over time
- Australia
- USSR
How they compare
Australia currently reports 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,584 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 97,542 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 7.7 times USSR's.
Across all 84 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 13,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,127 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,950 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 15,499 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,361 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,138 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 15,046 kilowatt-hours per person | 903.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,143 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 11,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,872 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,741 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 14,357 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,525 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,832 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 16,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,946 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,589 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 21,554 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,222 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,332 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 33,465 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,773 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,692 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 54,135 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,891 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,244 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 USSR?
- Australia, at 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,584 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Australia and USSR?
- 97,542 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do Australia and USSR rank globally for coal production per person?
- Australia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st 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.