India vs Zimbabwe: Coal production per person
India
3,410 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3,161 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
24th
Coal production per person over time
- India
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
India currently reports 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,161 kilowatt-hours per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 249 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.
India ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 201.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 453.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 251.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 365.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,899 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,534 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 427.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,483 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,055 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 430.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,020 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,589 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 510.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,778 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 652.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,597 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,944 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 848.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,233 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,384 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 925.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,476 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,551 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,206 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,096 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1,589 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,690 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,101 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1,911 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.5 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2010s | 2,415 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 756.54 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2020s | 3,026 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,125 kilowatt-hours per person | 901.01 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, India or Zimbabwe?
- India, at 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,161 kilowatt-hours per person in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between India and Zimbabwe?
- 249 kilowatt-hours per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Zimbabwe rank globally for coal production per person?
- India ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 24th 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.