Coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: Coal production, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1967.
China, People's Republic of ranks 5th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -39.9% |
| 1962 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -32.3% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +28.8% |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -39.9% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
| 1967 | -32.3% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, People's Republic of
- 2 Australia 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 3 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 4 South Africa 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Russian Federation 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 8 Indonesia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for China, People's Republic of
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 18.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 16.1% (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.6% (2025)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of?
- Coal production, per capita in China, People's Republic of was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, per capita recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest coal production, per capita recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for coal production, per capita?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production, per capita rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Coal production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal production Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.