India vs United States: Coal production
India
4,992 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
3,067 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
United States rank
4th
Coal production over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 4,992 terawatt-hours against 3,067 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 1,925 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 58.06 terawatt-hours | 2,538 terawatt-hours | 2,480 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1910s | 108.64 terawatt-hours | 3,813 terawatt-hours | 3,704 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1920s | 133.85 terawatt-hours | 3,998 terawatt-hours | 3,864 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1930s | 151.45 terawatt-hours | 2,982 terawatt-hours | 2,831 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1940s | 186.49 terawatt-hours | 4,157 terawatt-hours | 3,970 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1950s | 251.73 terawatt-hours | 3,385 terawatt-hours | 3,134 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1960s | 412.28 terawatt-hours | 3,447 terawatt-hours | 3,035 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 563.19 terawatt-hours | 4,407 terawatt-hours | 3,844 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 855.9 terawatt-hours | 5,419 terawatt-hours | 4,563 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 1,515 terawatt-hours | 6,234 terawatt-hours | 4,719 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 2,197 terawatt-hours | 6,401 terawatt-hours | 4,204 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 3,188 terawatt-hours | 5,097 terawatt-hours | 1,909 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 4,342 terawatt-hours | 3,141 terawatt-hours | 1,201 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, India or United States?
- India, at 4,992 terawatt-hours against 3,067 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between India and United States?
- 1,925 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for coal production?
- India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th 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.