China vs Indonesia: Coal production
China
26,296 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
4,454 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Indonesia rank
3rd
Coal production over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 26,296 terawatt-hours against 4,454 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 21,842 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 5.9 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 219 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 25.76 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 23.29 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1910s | 55.68 terawatt-hours | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 50.04 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1920s | 95.75 terawatt-hours | 10.57 terawatt-hours | 85.18 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1930s | 155.65 terawatt-hours | 10.8 terawatt-hours | 144.86 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1940s | 211.12 terawatt-hours | 4.54 terawatt-hours | 206.57 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1950s | 739.97 terawatt-hours | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 733.43 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1960s | 1,708 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 1,705 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1970s | 2,738 terawatt-hours | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 2,736 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 4,778 terawatt-hours | 16.75 terawatt-hours | 4,761 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 7,278 terawatt-hours | 267.48 terawatt-hours | 7,010 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 13,198 terawatt-hours | 1,076 terawatt-hours | 12,122 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 21,080 terawatt-hours | 2,707 terawatt-hours | 18,373 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 24,608 terawatt-hours | 4,035 terawatt-hours | 20,574 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 26,296 terawatt-hours against 4,454 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between China and Indonesia?
- 21,842 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for coal production?
- China ranks 1st 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.