Germany vs India: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Germany
4.94 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
4.38 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany rank
19th
India rank
20th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 0.56 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 19th and India ranks 20th of 78 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8359 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 20.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8713 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.43 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 21.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 14.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 11.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.75 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 4.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Germany and India?
- 0.56 kilowatt-hours per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 19th and India ranks 20th 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.