China vs Indonesia: Coal production per person
China
18,569 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Indonesia
15,589 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
5th
Indonesia rank
8th
Coal production per person over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,589 kilowatt-hours per person in Indonesia, a difference of 2,980 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
China ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 12 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 62.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 60.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1910s | 126.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 125.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.48 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1920s | 202.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 209.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 313.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 189.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 124.01 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1940s | 405.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 71.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 333.9 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1950s | 1,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1960s | 2,393 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,360 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1970s | 3,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,002 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1980s | 4,505 kilowatt-hours per person | 96.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,408 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 1990s | 5,995 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,319 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,675 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 2000s | 10,061 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,626 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,435 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 2010s | 15,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,372 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,793 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
| 2020s | 17,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,382 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,918 kilowatt-hours per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,589 kilowatt-hours per person in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between China and Indonesia?
- 2,980 kilowatt-hours per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for coal production per person?
- China ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 218 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.