Australia vs Indonesia: Coal production
Australia
3,024 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
4,454 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
Indonesia rank
3rd
Coal production over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 4,454 terawatt-hours against 3,024 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 1,430 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 52.1 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 49.62 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1910s | 73.1 terawatt-hours | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 67.47 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1920s | 86.27 terawatt-hours | 10.57 terawatt-hours | 75.7 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1930s | 77.08 terawatt-hours | 10.8 terawatt-hours | 66.28 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1940s | 107.25 terawatt-hours | 4.54 terawatt-hours | 102.7 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1950s | 150.83 terawatt-hours | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 144.29 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1960s | 244.66 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 241.5 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 461.47 terawatt-hours | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 459.82 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 986.79 terawatt-hours | 16.75 terawatt-hours | 970.04 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,598 terawatt-hours | 267.48 terawatt-hours | 1,331 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 2,431 terawatt-hours | 1,076 terawatt-hours | 1,355 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 3,385 terawatt-hours | 2,707 terawatt-hours | 678.31 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 3,258 terawatt-hours | 4,035 terawatt-hours | 776.84 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 4,454 terawatt-hours against 3,024 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Australia and Indonesia?
- 1,430 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for coal production?
- Australia ranks 5th and Indonesia 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.