Japan vs Nigeria: Coal production per person
Japan
25.7 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Nigeria
38.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Nigeria rank
56th
Coal production per person over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 12.46 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 56th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | 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 | 14.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,259 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 3,926 kilowatt-hours per person | 83.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,842 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 4,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,149 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 4,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 124.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,133 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 3,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,685 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1960s | 3,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 78.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,783 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 1,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,598 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 846.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 836.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 326.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 323.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 79.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 53.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 59.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 88.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 35.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 68.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Japan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Japan and Nigeria?
- 12.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for coal production per person?
- Japan ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 56th of 219 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.