What is the difference in coal production, per unit of gdp between China, People's Republic of and India?

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with China, People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and India?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Coal production, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China, People's Republic of vs India: Coal production, per unit of GDP (Our World)

China, People's Republic of

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP

in 2025

India

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP

in 2025

China, People's Republic of rank

9th

India rank

10th

Coal production, per unit of GDP (Our World) over time

China, People's Republic of
India

How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

That makes China, People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, China, People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

China, People's Republic of ranks 9th and India ranks 10th of 201 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, People's Republic of	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China, People's Republic of
1970s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China, People's Republic of
1980s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China, People's Republic of
1990s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China, People's Republic of
2000s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China, People's Republic of
2010s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China, People's Republic of
2020s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production, per unit of gdp, China, People's Republic of or India?: China, People's Republic of, at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal production, per unit of gdp between China, People's Republic of and India?: 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and India?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China, People's Republic of and India rank globally for coal production, per unit of gdp?: China, People's Republic of ranks 9th and India ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Coal production, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal production, per unit of GDP
Unit: terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 9,516 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 25 August 2026

Coal production divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.