Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.
Countries reporting
76
Highest
20.95 kilowatt-hours per person
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
1.56 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,195
What the numbers show
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 20.95 kilowatt-hours per person in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.56 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 3.57 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 456.7%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 99.8%).
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 20.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 2 | Estonia | 18.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 3 | China | 18.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 5 | Taiwan | 15.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 6 | South Korea | 15.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 9.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 9 | Japan | 9.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 9.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 11 | Malaysia | 8.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 7.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United States | 6.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 14 | Russia | 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 5.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 16 | Turkey | 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 5.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 4.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 19 | India | 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 4.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 3.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Finland | 3.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 3.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 2.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 61.8% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 2.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 2.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 2.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 2.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 2.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 36 | Morocco | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Canada | 1.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 214.8% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 42 | Belarus | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 85.9% | falling |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 0.6922 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 47 | Singapore | 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 49 | France | 0.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 0.6562 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Pakistan | 0.5189 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Spain | 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 54 | Kuwait | 0.4961 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.4589 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Italy | 0.4044 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 0.3614 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 0.3041 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 0.2491 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Iran | 0.2037 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 0.1982 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 0.1869 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 0.1766 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 456.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 0.1378 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 0.1255 kilowatt-hours per person | 1996 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Latvia | 0.0863 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Venezuela | 0.0789 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Switzerland | 0.0583 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0504 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Qatar | 0.0487 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.0056 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.0054 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Algeria | 0.0046 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 0.0001 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.