Coal production, per capita (Our World) in India
India: Coal production, per capita (Our World) was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Coal production, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production, per capita in India is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, per capita in India peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1960.
India ranks 22nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Coal production, per capita (Our World) in India, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +32.0% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 219.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production, per capita (Our World) in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +32.0% | 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 India
- 19 Bulgaria 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Mozambique, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 21 New Zealand 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 23 Slovenia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 25 Vietnam 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for India
- 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 28.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 7.7% (2025)
- Fuel exports 13.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2025)
- Gas production 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production, per capita in India?
- Coal production, per capita in India was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest coal production, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1960.
- How does India rank for coal production, per capita?
- India ranks 22nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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
- Fossil fuels 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.