Coal consumption per person in Greece
Greece: Coal consumption per person was 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Coal consumption per person in Greece, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person for coal consumption per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption per person in Greece peaked at 10,166 kilowatt-hours per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
That places Greece 62nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,875 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,701 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,028 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 6,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,361 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,166 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,466 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,675 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,045 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,072 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,645 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,644 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,419 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,004 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,415 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,468 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,568 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,990 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 59 Belarus 1,201 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 60 Panama 1,170 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 61 Eswatini 1,046 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 63 Brazil 772.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 64 Colombia 735.96 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 65 Albania 718.66 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 30.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.8% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 45.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption per person in Greece?
- Coal consumption per person in Greece was 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption per person recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10,166 kilowatt-hours per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest coal consumption per person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for coal consumption per person?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal consumption per person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.