China vs South Africa: Coal production, per capita
China
0 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
0 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
5th
South Africa rank
4th
Coal production, per capita over time
- China
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th of 205 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, per capita, China or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0 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 China and South Africa?
- 0 terawatt-hours per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and South Africa rank globally for coal production, per capita?
- China ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th 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.