Coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Coal consumption per person was 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2024
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
The most recent figure for coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan is 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 2,708 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 770.71 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2001.
That places Kyrgyzstan 49th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,559 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1993 | 2,307 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 1,474 kilowatt-hours per person | -36.1% |
| 1995 | 1,173 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 1,255 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1,282 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,266 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,153 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 770.71 kilowatt-hours per person | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 1,250 kilowatt-hours per person | +62.2% |
| 2003 | 1,489 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 1,354 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 1,306 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,232 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1,396 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 1,930 kilowatt-hours per person | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 1,656 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2,288 kilowatt-hours per person | +37.9% |
| 2013 | 1,705 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 2,098 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 2,112 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,727 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 1,656 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,617 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,542 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,321 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 1,007 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 2,250 kilowatt-hours per person | +123.3% |
| 2023 | 2,708 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.24 kilowatt-hours per person, 50.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,301 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +123.3% | 1,007 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,250 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,576 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,173 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,559 kilowatt-hours per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 770.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,930 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,799 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,542 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,288 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,007 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,708 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 46 Philippines 2,222 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Israel 2,193 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Morocco 2,034 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 50 Cambodia 1,916 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 1,822 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 52 Canada 1,706 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Kyrgyzstan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan?
- Coal consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan was 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,708 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest coal consumption per person recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 770.71 kilowatt-hours per person in 2001.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for coal consumption per person?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 49th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal consumption per person rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.