Coal production per person in China
China: Coal production per person was 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
18,569 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
5th
of 219 countries
All-time high
18,569 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production per person in China, 1900–2025
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
China recorded 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person for coal production per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in China peaked at 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
That places China 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production per person in China, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0.7264 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 14.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +1960.9% |
| 1904 | 15.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 1905 | 17.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.4% |
| 1906 | 128.44 kilowatt-hours per person | +640.7% |
| 1907 | 125.73 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 1908 | 168.8 kilowatt-hours per person | +34.3% |
| 1909 | 153.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 1910 | 137.29 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 1911 | 202.15 kilowatt-hours per person | +47.2% |
| 1912 | 70.36 kilowatt-hours per person | -65.2% |
| 1913 | 76.5 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 1914 | 106.29 kilowatt-hours per person | +38.9% |
| 1915 | 112 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1916 | 123.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 1917 | 135.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.3% |
| 1918 | 141.81 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 1919 | 161.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.2% |
| 1920 | 177.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 1921 | 166.4 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 1922 | 174.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1923 | 209.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.3% |
| 1924 | 228.13 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 1925 | 215.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 1926 | 190.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.3% |
| 1927 | 215.59 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.9% |
| 1928 | 218.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 228 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 1930 | 239.47 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1931 | 252.67 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1932 | 240.82 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1933 | 261.45 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 1934 | 303.78 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 1935 | 352.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.9% |
| 1936 | 393.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.6% |
| 1937 | 363.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1938 | 330.58 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 1939 | 396.58 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.0% |
| 1940 | 504 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.1% |
| 1941 | 626.6 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.3% |
| 1942 | 656.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1943 | 564.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.0% |
| 1944 | 567.79 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 290.94 kilowatt-hours per person | -48.8% |
| 1946 | 179.94 kilowatt-hours per person | -38.2% |
| 1947 | 192.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.8% |
| 1948 | 135.32 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.6% |
| 1949 | 334.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +147.6% |
| 1950 | 458.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +36.9% |
| 1951 | 557.27 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.5% |
| 1952 | 683.88 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.7% |
| 1953 | 701.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 824.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.5% |
| 1955 | 946.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 1956 | 1,040 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 1957 | 1,205 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.9% |
| 1958 | 2,436 kilowatt-hours per person | +102.1% |
| 1959 | 3,097 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.1% |
| 1960 | 3,728 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.4% |
| 1961 | 2,216 kilowatt-hours per person | -40.6% |
| 1962 | 2,185 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 2,123 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 2,392 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 2,402 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 2,560 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 1,734 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.3% |
| 1968 | 2,233 kilowatt-hours per person | +28.8% |
| 1969 | 2,355 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 2,542 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 2,686 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 2,692 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2,832 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 2,905 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2,982 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 2,999 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 3,247 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 3,605 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 3,658 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 4,117 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 3,623 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 3,823 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 4,037 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 4,396 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 4,786 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 4,826 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4,923 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5,109 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 5,406 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 5,443 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,401 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 5,480 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5,588 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5,964 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 6,485 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 6,598 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 6,501 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 6,192 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 6,294 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6,479 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,816 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 7,233 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 8,493 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 9,887 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 11,023 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 11,722 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 12,625 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 13,007 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 13,322 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 14,330 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 15,832 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 15,910 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15,978 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15,621 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 15,238 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 14,010 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 14,392 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15,048 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 15,294 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15,418 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16,002 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 17,552 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 18,002 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 18,260 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production per person in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | +1960.9% | 0.7264 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.97 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1906 | +640.7% | 17.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 128.44 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1949 | +147.6% | 135.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 334.98 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1958 | +102.1% | 1,205 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,436 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1912 | -65.2% | 202.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.36 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1945 | -48.8% | 567.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 290.94 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 62.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 168.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 126.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 202.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 202.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 166.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 228.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 313.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 239.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 396.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 405.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 135.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 656.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 458.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,097 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,393 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,734 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,728 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,542 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,505 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,623 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,406 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,995 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,401 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,598 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,061 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,322 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,010 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,978 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,418 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Australia 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 27,273 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 4 South Africa 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Russia 17,674 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17,392 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 Indonesia 15,589 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production per person in China?
- Coal production per person in China was 18,569 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 production per person recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 18,569 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does China rank for coal production per person?
- China ranks 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production per person rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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 production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.