Coal consumption per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Countries reporting
142
Highest
20,954 kilowatt-hours per person
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
United States Virgin Islands
Median
658.08 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
10,459
What the numbers show
Coal consumption per person is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 20,954 kilowatt-hours per person in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 658.08 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 2,788 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 4,951.3%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Coal consumption per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 20,954 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 2 | Estonia | 18,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18,866 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 18,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 15,640 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 6 | Taiwan | 15,405 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 7 | South Korea | 15,352 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 9 | USSR | 14,290 kilowatt-hours per person | 1984 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 10 | Mongolia | 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 10,544 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 12 | Brunei | 10,106 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Czechia | 9,984 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 14 | Japan | 9,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 9,778 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 16 | Laos | 8,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 1,249.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 8,516 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 7,836 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Vietnam | 7,025 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United States | 6,983 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 21 | Russia | 6,863 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 22 | Montenegro | 6,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | North Korea | 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 39.2% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 5,847 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 25 | Turkey | 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 5,011 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 4,938 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritius | 4,406 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 29 | India | 4,378 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 4,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 31 | Botswana | 4,048 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Finland | 3,784 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 3,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 2,871 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 61.8% | flat |
| 37 | Belgium | 2,852 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 2,586 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 2,554 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 2,527 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 2,306 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 2,291 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 2,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 2,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Philippines | 2,222 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 2,193 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 48 | Morocco | 2,034 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Cambodia | 1,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 1,897.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 1,822 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Canada | 1,706 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 53 | Bhutan | 1,641 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Sweden | 1,585 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 55 | Norway | 1,525 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 1,514 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 214.8% | rising |
| 58 | Puerto Rico | 1,503 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 1,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 60 | Belarus | 1,201 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | 1,170 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Eswatini | 1,046 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 142.3% | falling |
| 63 | Greece | 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 85.9% | falling |
| 64 | Brazil | 772.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 735.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 718.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 68 | Singapore | 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Zambia | 670.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 836.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 669.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 71 | France | 659.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 656.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Ireland | 621.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 88.5% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 568.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Pakistan | 518.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Spain | 503.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 77 | Kuwait | 496.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Hungary | 466.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Mexico | 458.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 426.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Georgia | 417.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Italy | 404.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 83 | Denmark | 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Lithuania | 304.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Nepal | 259.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 414.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Oman | 249.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Lebanon | 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Kenya | 224.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Peru | 204.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Iran | 203.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 91 | United Kingdom | 198.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Moldova | 187.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 93 | Argentina | 186.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 94 | Myanmar | 185.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 220.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 176.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 456.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Egypt | 137.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 97 | Jordan | 111.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Madagascar | 103.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Jamaica | 95.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 95.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Tanzania | 89.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 86.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 84.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Venezuela | 78.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | 70.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 682.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 67.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Yemen | 66.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 64.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2,529.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 58.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 50.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Qatar | 48.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 38.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Nigeria | 38.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 35.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 25.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Malawi | 25.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 117 | Niger | 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 118 | Honduras | 20.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 14.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2,013.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Uruguay | 11.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 4,951.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Bolivia | 10.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Ghana | 9.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Portugal | 5.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 5.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Syria | 4.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 427.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Algeria | 4.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Paraguay | 0.6098 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | 0.1621 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 0.0746 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | 0.0006 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Burundi | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Bermuda | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Haiti | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Macao | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Mozambique | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritania | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Tunisia | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.