China vs India: Coal production, per unit of GDP
China
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
9th
India rank
10th
Coal production, per unit of GDP over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China 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's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 9th and India ranks 10th of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | 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 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, per unit of gdp, China or India?
- China, 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 and India?
- 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for coal production, per unit of gdp?
- China 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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About this data
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.