Coal production, per unit of GDP in Australia

Australia: Coal production, per unit of GDP was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
8th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 1962
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Coal production, per unit of GDP in Australia, 1960–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, coal production, per unit of gdp in Australia stood at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal production, per unit of gdp in Australia peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Australia 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Coal production, per unit of GDP in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Coal production, per unit of GDP in Australia, 1960 to 2025.
Year terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
1961 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.6%
1962 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1963 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1964 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1965 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +3.7%
1966 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1967 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1968 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +3.7%
1969 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1970 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1971 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -14.1%
1972 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1973 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -16.8%
1974 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -24.4%
1975 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.2%
1976 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1977 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1978 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -6.4%
1979 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1980 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +9.0%
1981 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.9%
1982 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1983 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1984 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.8%
1985 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +30.6%
1986 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1987 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.6%
1988 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -21.1%
1989 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -14.4%
1990 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.8%
1991 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -0.9%
1992 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +6.8%
1993 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +4.8%
1994 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -1.2%
1995 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -8.0%
1996 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -5.5%
1997 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1998 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +11.6%
1999 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +8.2%
2000 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2001 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +18.5%
2002 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2003 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2004 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -20.9%
2005 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2006 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2007 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2008 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -16.6%
2009 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +17.9%
2010 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -16.5%
2011 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -19.6%
2012 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2013 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2014 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +15.0%
2015 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2016 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +12.2%
2017 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -11.3%
2018 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2019 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +4.9%
2020 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2021 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -16.7%
2022 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -14.1%
2023 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2024 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2025 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 5 Indonesia 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 6 Kazakhstan 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 9 China 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 10 India 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 11 Tajikistan 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal production, per unit of gdp in Australia?
Coal production, per unit of gdp in Australia was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest coal production, per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 1962.
What is the lowest coal production, per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Australia rank for coal production, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
Is coal production, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal production, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coal production, per unit of GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 9,516 data points, 1960–2025
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Coal production divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.