Japan vs United Kingdom: Coal production per person
Japan
25.7 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
13.8 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
59th
United Kingdom rank
61st
Coal production per person over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person against 13.8 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 11.9 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 61st of 215 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,881 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,243 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,362 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 3,274 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,835 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 3,926 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,666 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 4,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,389 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,153 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 4,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,725 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,468 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 3,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,001 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,173 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 3,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,574 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,981 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 846.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,368 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,522 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 326.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,626 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,300 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 79.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,800 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,721 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 59.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,079 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,019 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 34.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 43.8 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person against 13.8 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 11.9 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for coal production per person?
- Japan ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 61st of 215 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.