Japan vs Niger: Coal production per person
Japan
25.7 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Niger
23.68 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan rank
58th
Niger rank
59th
Coal production per person over time
- Japan
- Niger
How they compare
Japan currently reports 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person against 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person in Niger, a difference of 2.02 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 58th and Niger ranks 59th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 10 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,881 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,881 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1910s | 3,274 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,274 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 3,926 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,926 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 4,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,236 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 4,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,258 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 3,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,828 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1960s | 3,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,862 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 1,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,630 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 846.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 93.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 753.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 326.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 100.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 225.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 79.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 59.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.78 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 35.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Japan or Niger?
- Japan, at 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person against 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Japan and Niger?
- 2.02 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Niger rank globally for coal production per person?
- Japan ranks 58th 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.