Australia vs China: Coal production, per capita
Australia
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
China
0 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
China rank
5th
Coal production, per capita over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 5.9 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, per capita, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production, per capita between Australia and China?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for coal production, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Coal production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.