Bangladesh vs Japan: Coal production per person
Bangladesh
30.38 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan
25.7 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
58th
Japan rank
59th
Coal production per person over time
- Bangladesh
- Japan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 30.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 4.68 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Japan ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 846.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 846.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 326.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 326.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 79.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 69.18 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 33.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 59.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 31.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Bangladesh or Japan?
- Bangladesh, at 30.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Bangladesh and Japan?
- 4.68 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for coal production per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Japan ranks 59th of 215 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.