Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine is 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine peaked at 19.33 kilowatt-hours per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Ukraine ranks 30th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19.33 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 19.11 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 18.87 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 17.72 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 16.1 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 18.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 16.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 16.13 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.36 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 11.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 11.48 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.71 kilowatt-hours per person | -24.1% |
| 1997 | 8.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 8.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 8.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.05 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.94 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 9.12 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 10.54 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.38 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.95 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 9.58 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 10.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 10.75 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.45 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 6.95 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 8.27 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 6.59 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 7.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 6.75 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 5.95 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 5.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -49.3% |
| 2023 | 2.85 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 2.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -49.3% | 5.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.03 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 27 Belgium 2.85 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 28 Slovenia 2.59 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 31 Iceland 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 32 Thailand 2.3 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 33 New Zealand 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Ukraine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine was 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.33 kilowatt-hours per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Ukraine rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.