India vs New Zealand: Coal production per person
India
3,410 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
3,492 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
21st
Coal production per person over time
- India
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 82 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
India ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 21st of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 201.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,338 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 365.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,691 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,326 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 427.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,122 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,694 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 430.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,824 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 510.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,524 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,014 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 652.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,769 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,116 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 848.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,480 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,631 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 925.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,176 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,251 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,758 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1,589 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,651 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,911 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,514 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2,415 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,694 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3,026 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 566.74 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, India or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between India and New Zealand?
- 82 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and New Zealand rank globally for coal production per person?
- India ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 21st 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.