Indonesia vs United States: Coal production
Indonesia
4,454 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
3,067 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia rank
3rd
United States rank
4th
Coal production over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 4,454 terawatt-hours against 3,067 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 1,387 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Indonesia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 2,538 terawatt-hours | 2,536 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1910s | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 3,813 terawatt-hours | 3,807 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1920s | 10.57 terawatt-hours | 3,998 terawatt-hours | 3,987 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1930s | 10.8 terawatt-hours | 2,982 terawatt-hours | 2,972 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1940s | 4.54 terawatt-hours | 4,157 terawatt-hours | 4,152 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1950s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 3,385 terawatt-hours | 3,379 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1960s | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 3,447 terawatt-hours | 3,444 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 4,407 terawatt-hours | 4,405 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 16.75 terawatt-hours | 5,419 terawatt-hours | 5,402 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 267.48 terawatt-hours | 6,234 terawatt-hours | 5,967 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1,076 terawatt-hours | 6,401 terawatt-hours | 5,325 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 2,707 terawatt-hours | 5,097 terawatt-hours | 2,390 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 4,035 terawatt-hours | 3,141 terawatt-hours | 893.83 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Indonesia or United States?
- Indonesia, at 4,454 terawatt-hours against 3,067 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Indonesia and United States?
- 1,387 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for coal production?
- Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.