Coal consumption, per unit of GDP by country
Coal consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
138
Highest
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Tunisia
Median
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
9,270
What the numbers show
Coal consumption, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 3,707.4%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Coal consumption, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,158.7% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 8 | China | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Serbia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 987.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,247.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Botswana | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Montenegro | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Morocco | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Bhutan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritius | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Japan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Czechia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 37 | New Caledonia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 38 | Eswatini | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Madagascar | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 189.5% | falling |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovakia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Germany | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 55 | United States | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Albania | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Brazil | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Hong Kong | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Panama | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Benin | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Togo | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Malawi | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Georgia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Belgium | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 72 | New Zealand | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Netherlands | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Nigeria | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Rwanda | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Niger | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Yemen | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Republic of Moldova | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Greece | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Canada | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Croatia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Iceland | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Peru | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 92 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,392.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Hungary | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Norway | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Namibia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 834.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Senegal | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 98 | France | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Spain | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Argentina | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Oman | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Jamaica | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Syria | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 1,116.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Italy | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Lithuania | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,096.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Singapore | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Honduras | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Cyprus | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 202.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Ghana | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 113 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Latvia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Ecuador | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Algeria | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Qatar | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Switzerland | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3,707.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Portugal | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Paraguay | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Burundi | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Bermuda | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Macao | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Malta | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mozambique | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Tunisia | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Coal consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal consumption ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Coal consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Coal consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.