Coal production, per capita in China
China: Coal production, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Coal production, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production, per capita in China is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, per capita in China peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1967.
That places China 5th out of 205 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 capita in China, 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% |
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
- 2 Australia 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 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
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- 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)
- 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 capita in China?
- Coal production, per capita in China was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest coal production, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does China rank for coal production, per capita?
- China ranks 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.