Australia vs USSR: Coal production
Australia
3,024 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
4,014 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Australia rank
5th
USSR rank
2nd
Coal production over time
- Australia
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 4,014 terawatt-hours against 3,024 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 990 terawatt-hours.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1900 it was USSR ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 52.1 terawatt-hours | 137.37 terawatt-hours | 85.26 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1910s | 73.1 terawatt-hours | 179.2 terawatt-hours | 106.1 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1920s | 86.27 terawatt-hours | 131.62 terawatt-hours | 45.35 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1930s | 77.08 terawatt-hours | 613.73 terawatt-hours | 536.65 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1940s | 107.25 terawatt-hours | 952.38 terawatt-hours | 845.13 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1950s | 150.83 terawatt-hours | 2,153 terawatt-hours | 2,002 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1960s | 244.66 terawatt-hours | 3,242 terawatt-hours | 2,998 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 461.47 terawatt-hours | 3,728 terawatt-hours | 3,267 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 828.3 terawatt-hours | 4,040 terawatt-hours | 3,212 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Australia or USSR?
- USSR, at 4,014 terawatt-hours against 3,024 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 1984.
- What is the difference in coal production between Australia and USSR?
- 990 terawatt-hours, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do Australia and USSR rank globally for coal production?
- Australia ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd 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.