Indonesia vs USSR: Coal production

Indonesia
4,454 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
4,014 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Indonesia rank
3rd
USSR rank
2nd

Coal production over time

  • Indonesia
  • USSR
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4,454 terawatt-hours against 4,014 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 440 terawatt-hours.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

Across all 84 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 3rd 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 Indonesia USSR Difference Ahead
1900s 2.48 terawatt-hours 137.37 terawatt-hours 134.89 terawatt-hours USSR
1910s 5.63 terawatt-hours 179.2 terawatt-hours 173.56 terawatt-hours USSR
1920s 10.57 terawatt-hours 131.62 terawatt-hours 121.05 terawatt-hours USSR
1930s 10.8 terawatt-hours 613.73 terawatt-hours 602.93 terawatt-hours USSR
1940s 4.54 terawatt-hours 952.38 terawatt-hours 947.83 terawatt-hours USSR
1950s 6.54 terawatt-hours 2,153 terawatt-hours 2,147 terawatt-hours USSR
1960s 3.16 terawatt-hours 3,242 terawatt-hours 3,239 terawatt-hours USSR
1970s 1.65 terawatt-hours 3,728 terawatt-hours 3,727 terawatt-hours USSR
1980s 5.33 terawatt-hours 4,040 terawatt-hours 4,035 terawatt-hours USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production, Indonesia or USSR?
Indonesia, at 4,454 terawatt-hours against 4,014 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal production between Indonesia and USSR?
440 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and USSR?
84 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
How do Indonesia and USSR rank globally for coal production?
Indonesia ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Coal production
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 15,014 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.