Coal production per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Countries reporting
89
Highest
158,792 kilowatt-hours per person
Mongolia
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
Portugal
Median
421.26 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
326
1700–2025
Data points
14,879
What the numbers show
Coal production per person is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person in Mongolia; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 421.26 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 6,047 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 3,064.9%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Coal production per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 27,273 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 17,674 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 15,589 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 9 | USSR | 14,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 1984 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 10,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 9,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Czechia | 9,132 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 13 | Laos | 9,002 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 928.1% | volatile |
| 14 | United States | 8,832 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 15 | Canada | 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 7,170 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Montenegro | 7,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 18 | Botswana | 6,382 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 19 | North Korea | 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 5,108 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 3,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 3,302 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 3,161 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 2,924 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 2,888 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,764 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Germany | 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 30 | Eswatini | 2,113 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Turkey | 2,048 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 1,869 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 1,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Bhutan | 1,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 1,158 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 885.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 139.1% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 800.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Philippines | 791.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | 650.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 805.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 624.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 501.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Albania | 496.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 3,064.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 446.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 579.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Venezuela | 431.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 421.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 371.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 220.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Myanmar | 194.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Tanzania | 194 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 426.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Norway | 167.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Iran | 167.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Afghanistan | 159.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 151.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 58.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | South Korea | 44.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Nigeria | 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 95.2% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 30.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Japan | 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Niger | 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 13.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 63 | Chile | 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 5.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Nepal | 0.6752 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 0.3283 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.0667 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Greenland | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Taiwan | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Austria | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Burundi | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Lesotho | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Belgium | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Madagascar | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Algeria | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Sweden | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 68 | Spain | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Ireland | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | France | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.