Chile vs Niger: Coal production per person
Chile
7.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Niger
23.68 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Chile rank
62nd
Niger rank
59th
Coal production per person over time
- Chile
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile, a difference of 16.37 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 3.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 62nd and Niger ranks 59th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 12 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,833 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,833 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1910s | 2,772 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,772 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1920s | 2,497 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,497 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1930s | 2,647 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,647 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1940s | 2,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,856 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1950s | 2,312 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,312 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 1,488 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,488 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 1,016 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,016 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 581.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 93.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 488.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 472.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 100.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 372.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 155.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 74.89 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 579.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 502.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 41.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Chile or Niger?
- Niger, at 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Chile and Niger?
- 16.37 kilowatt-hours per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Niger?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Niger rank globally for coal production per person?
- Chile ranks 62nd and Niger ranks 59th 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.