Coal production per person in Germany
Germany: Coal production per person was 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Coal production per person in Germany, 1900β2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person for coal production per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in Germany peaked at 26,758 kilowatt-hours per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Germany ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 125 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12,763 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,317 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 15,766 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,907 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,186 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 15,391 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,443 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,716 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 15,984 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,143 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,905 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 16,377 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,694 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,928 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 23,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,893 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,905 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 24,897 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,166 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,758 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,304 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,695 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,655 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,190 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,367 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,201 kilowatt-hours per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 12,160 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,010 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,244 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,889 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,670 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,632 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,935 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,866 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 26 Vietnam 2,924 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 27 North Macedonia, Republic of 2,888 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 28 Kyrgyz Republic 2,764 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 30 Eswatini, Kingdom of 2,113 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 31 TΓΌrkiye 2,048 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 32 Ukraine 1,869 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Germany
- Fuel imports 8.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Gas production 37.37 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 444.51 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 37.37 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 444.51 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production per person in Germany?
- Coal production per person in Germany was 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production per person recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 26,758 kilowatt-hours per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for coal production per person?
- Germany ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production per person rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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.