Czechia vs USSR: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Czechia
9.98 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
14.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Czechia rank
9th
USSR rank
8th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Czechia
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.98 kilowatt-hours per person in Czechia, a difference of 4.31 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.4 times Czechia's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 9th and USSR ranks 8th of 78 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 44.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.18 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 43.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Czechia or USSR?
- USSR, at 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.98 kilowatt-hours per person in Czechia as of 1984.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Czechia and USSR?
- 4.31 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Czechia and USSR rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 9th and USSR ranks 8th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.