Russia vs United States: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Russia
6.86 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
6.98 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russia rank
15th
United States rank
14th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6.98 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia, a difference of 0.12 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
Russia ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th of 78 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.44 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 10.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.84 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 7.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.96 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 7.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.78 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 6.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4746 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 6.98 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Russia and United States?
- 0.12 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Russia ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th 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.