Australia vs CIS (EI): Coal production
Australia
3,024 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
3,191 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
CIS (EI) rank
3rd
Coal production over time
- Australia
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
CIS (EI) currently reports 3,191 terawatt-hours against 3,024 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 167 terawatt-hours.
That makes CIS (EI)'s figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and CIS (EI) ranks 3rd of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and CIS (EI) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,019 terawatt-hours | 3,460 terawatt-hours | 2,441 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1990s | 1,598 terawatt-hours | 2,128 terawatt-hours | 529.75 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2000s | 2,431 terawatt-hours | 2,039 terawatt-hours | 391.85 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 3,385 terawatt-hours | 2,735 terawatt-hours | 650.46 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 3,258 terawatt-hours | 3,122 terawatt-hours | 135.57 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Australia or CIS (EI)?
- CIS (EI), at 3,191 terawatt-hours against 3,024 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Australia and CIS (EI)?
- 167 terawatt-hours, with CIS (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and CIS (EI)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Australia and CIS (EI) rank globally for coal production?
- Australia ranks 5th and CIS (EI) ranks 3rd 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.