Coal consumption by country
Measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
142
Highest
25,622 terawatt-hours
China
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours
United States Virgin Islands
Median
8.09 terawatt-hours
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
10,626
What the numbers show
Coal consumption is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 25,622 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.09 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 351.99 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 4,996.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Coal consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 25,622 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 6,409 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 3 | USSR | 3,933 terawatt-hours | 1984 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 2,425 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1,432 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 1,211 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 1,013 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 988.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 9 | South Korea | 793.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 713.72 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 496.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 436.75 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.3% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 415.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 405.38 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 372.95 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 16 | Taiwan | 356.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 306.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 259.52 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 165.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 20 | North Korea | 164.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 164.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 132.43 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 117.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 105.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 25 | Ukraine | 98.51 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 26 | Morocco | 78.16 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 71.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 68.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 29 | Laos | 66.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,464.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 60.56 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59.7 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 56.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 279.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | 52.67 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 59.1% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 44.51 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 44.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 36 | France | 43.99 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 39.32 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 39.26 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 37.2 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 55.1% | falling |
| 40 | Cambodia | 33.79 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 2,187.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 33.54 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Hong Kong | 29.2 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 28.98 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Austria | 26.57 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 25.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 24.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 47 | Spain | 24.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 23.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 21.28 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 50 | Israel | 20.87 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 20.82 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 196.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | 20.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 53 | Iran | 18.83 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 54 | Sweden | 16.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 55 | Egypt | 16.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 16.09 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 15.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Zambia | 14.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,156.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.82 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 13.79 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 12.69 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 12.55 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 381.7% | volatile |
| 63 | New Zealand | 12.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 10.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 10.46 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Botswana | 10.2 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 67 | Myanmar | 10.11 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Nigeria | 8.9 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Norway | 8.57 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 70 | Argentina | 8.57 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 71 | Greece | 8.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 87.0% | rising |
| 72 | Nepal | 7.69 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 451.5% | volatile |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 7.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 74 | Peru | 7.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Tanzania | 6.17 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritius | 5.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovenia | 5.48 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 78 | Panama | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 200.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 4.87 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Brunei | 4.68 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 4.49 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Montenegro | 3.97 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 83 | Singapore | 3.95 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Madagascar | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Ireland | 3.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 86 | Yemen | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Croatia | 2.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 62.2% | rising |
| 88 | Kuwait | 2.49 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 2.29 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Venezuela | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Denmark | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Albania | 2.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 1.59 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 2,845.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Lebanon | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Eswatini | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 165.1% | flat |
| 100 | Bhutan | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Benin | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 332.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Iceland | 0.9184 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | 0.8607 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 0.6401 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 61.4% | rising |
| 106 | Togo | 0.5705 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Moldova | 0.5676 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 108 | Malawi | 0.5435 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 109 | Switzerland | 0.5228 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Rwanda | 0.5109 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Senegal | 0.4804 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Ghana | 0.3217 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 0.2723 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Cyprus | 0.2421 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 525.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Honduras | 0.2231 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Algeria | 0.2178 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 0.2121 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 925.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 0.1927 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 2,575.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Latvia | 0.1599 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 0.1516 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Bolivia | 0.1323 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Syria | 0.123 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 541.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 0.0989 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Portugal | 0.0582 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Uruguay | 0.0394 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 4,996.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Paraguay | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | 0.0018 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Burundi | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Bermuda | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Haiti | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Macao | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Mozambique | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritania | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Tunisia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.