Albania vs Japan: Coal production

Albania
1.39 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Japan
3.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Albania rank
55th
Japan rank
52nd

Coal production over time

  • Albania
  • Japan
0100200300400190019622025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.16 terawatt-hours against 1.39 terawatt-hours in Albania, a difference of 1.77 terawatt-hours.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.3 times Albania's.

Across all 125 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 55th and Japan ranks 52nd of 219 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Japan Difference Ahead
1900s 0 terawatt-hours 88.55 terawatt-hours 88.55 terawatt-hours Japan
1910s 0 terawatt-hours 173.45 terawatt-hours 173.45 terawatt-hours Japan
1920s 0 terawatt-hours 235.81 terawatt-hours 235.81 terawatt-hours Japan
1930s 0 terawatt-hours 292.28 terawatt-hours 292.28 terawatt-hours Japan
1940s 0.0081 terawatt-hours 329.99 terawatt-hours 329.98 terawatt-hours Japan
1950s 0.6501 terawatt-hours 350.8 terawatt-hours 350.15 terawatt-hours Japan
1960s 1.46 terawatt-hours 387.59 terawatt-hours 386.14 terawatt-hours Japan
1970s 3.58 terawatt-hours 181.49 terawatt-hours 177.91 terawatt-hours Japan
1980s 5.29 terawatt-hours 101.89 terawatt-hours 96.6 terawatt-hours Japan
1990s 1.16 terawatt-hours 40.77 terawatt-hours 39.61 terawatt-hours Japan
2000s 0.1061 terawatt-hours 10.12 terawatt-hours 10.02 terawatt-hours Japan
2010s 0.0962 terawatt-hours 7.62 terawatt-hours 7.53 terawatt-hours Japan
2020s 1.29 terawatt-hours 4.47 terawatt-hours 3.18 terawatt-hours Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production, Albania or Japan?
Japan, at 3.16 terawatt-hours against 1.39 terawatt-hours in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal production between Albania and Japan?
1.77 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Japan?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
How do Albania and Japan rank globally for coal production?
Albania ranks 55th and Japan ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal production
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 15,014 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.