Japan vs Malawi: Coal production per person
Japan
25.7 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malawi
10.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan rank
58th
Malawi rank
61st
Coal production per person over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Japan currently reports 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person against 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi, a difference of 15.14 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 58th and Malawi ranks 61st of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 846.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 827.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 326.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 288.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 79.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 43.78 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 59.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 35.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Japan or Malawi?
- Japan, at 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person against 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Japan and Malawi?
- 15.14 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for coal production per person?
- Japan ranks 58th and Malawi ranks 61st 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.