India vs USSR: Coal production
India
4,992 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
4,014 terawatt-hours
in 1984
India rank
2nd
USSR rank
2nd
Coal production over time
- India
- USSR
How they compare
India currently reports 4,992 terawatt-hours against 4,014 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 978 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1900 it was USSR ahead.
India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 58.06 terawatt-hours | 137.37 terawatt-hours | 79.31 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1910s | 108.64 terawatt-hours | 179.2 terawatt-hours | 70.56 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1920s | 133.85 terawatt-hours | 131.62 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1930s | 151.45 terawatt-hours | 613.73 terawatt-hours | 462.28 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1940s | 186.49 terawatt-hours | 952.38 terawatt-hours | 765.88 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1950s | 251.73 terawatt-hours | 2,153 terawatt-hours | 1,901 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1960s | 412.28 terawatt-hours | 3,242 terawatt-hours | 2,830 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 563.19 terawatt-hours | 3,728 terawatt-hours | 3,165 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 766.97 terawatt-hours | 4,040 terawatt-hours | 3,273 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, India or USSR?
- India, at 4,992 terawatt-hours against 4,014 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between India and USSR?
- 978 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for coal production?
- India ranks 2nd 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.