economic2024

Coal consumption per capita

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data79 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
3,549.5kilowatt-hours
Median: 1,355.5kilowatt-hours
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
Kazakhstan
20,182.1kilowatt-hours
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0kilowatt-hours
Top 5 Countries
1Kazakhstan20,182.1kilowatt-hours
2Estonia19,663.1kilowatt-hours
3People's Republic of China18,036.3kilowatt-hours
4Taiwan, Province of China17,080.3kilowatt-hours
5Australia15,834.5kilowatt-hours
By Region
Oceania9,331.4kilowatt-hours(2 countries)
Asia5,371.3kilowatt-hours(23 countries)
Africa4,347.0kilowatt-hours(4 countries)
North America2,999.1kilowatt-hours(3 countries)
Europe2,834.1kilowatt-hours(31 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0kilowatt-hours)High (20,182.1kilowatt-hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3,549.5kilowatt-hours)

Oceania (2)
Asia (23)
Africa (4)
North America (3)
Europe (31)
Other (10)
South America (6)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Kazakhstan20,182.1kilowatt-hours
2Estonia19,663.1kilowatt-hours
3People's Republic of China18,036.3kilowatt-hours
4Taiwan, Province of China17,080.3kilowatt-hours
5Australia15,834.5kilowatt-hours
6South Korea15,321.9kilowatt-hours
7South Africa15,251.9kilowatt-hours
8Japan10,169.9kilowatt-hours
9Poland9,572.2kilowatt-hours
10Czech Republic9,300.3kilowatt-hours
11Malaysia8,455.9kilowatt-hours
12Russian Federation7,190.8kilowatt-hours
13Vietnam6,866.5kilowatt-hours
14United States of America6,356.3kilowatt-hours
15Türkiye5,713.3kilowatt-hours
16Germany5,183.0kilowatt-hours
17Slovenia4,760.1kilowatt-hours
18Hong Kong4,698.9kilowatt-hours
19Bulgaria4,682.0kilowatt-hours
20Indonesia4,625.8kilowatt-hours
21India4,397.0kilowatt-hours
22Slovakia4,020.8kilowatt-hours
23The Republic of North Macedonia3,999.2kilowatt-hours
24Finland3,722.6kilowatt-hours
25Israel3,276.6kilowatt-hours
26Iceland3,183.1kilowatt-hours
27Austria3,066.1kilowatt-hours
28Ukraine2,828.8kilowatt-hours
29New Zealand2,828.4kilowatt-hours
30United Arab Emirates2,771.6kilowatt-hours
31Netherlands2,642.3kilowatt-hours
32Belgium2,607.2kilowatt-hours
33Thailand2,380.9kilowatt-hours
34Philippines2,341.9kilowatt-hours
35Canada2,041.7kilowatt-hours
36Morocco1,935.0kilowatt-hours
37Chile1,835.3kilowatt-hours
38Sweden1,768.2kilowatt-hours
39Norway1,580.1kilowatt-hours
40Uzbekistan1,355.5kilowatt-hours
41Romania1,332.7kilowatt-hours
42Belarus1,230.8kilowatt-hours
43Colombia1,164.6kilowatt-hours
44Greece1,049.1kilowatt-hours
45Hungary908.6kilowatt-hours
46Ireland907.8kilowatt-hours
47Denmark888.9kilowatt-hours
48Sri Lanka841.3kilowatt-hours
49France741.9kilowatt-hours
50Brazil697.2kilowatt-hours
51Croatia683.1kilowatt-hours
52United Kingdom679.3kilowatt-hours
53Singapore601.2kilowatt-hours
54Mexico599.4kilowatt-hours
55Spain572.1kilowatt-hours
56Bangladesh514.0kilowatt-hours
57Italy470.8kilowatt-hours
58Pakistan456.6kilowatt-hours
59Lithuania392.8kilowatt-hours
60Luxembourg339.8kilowatt-hours
61Oman259.8kilowatt-hours
62Kuwait220.3kilowatt-hours
63Argentina217.8kilowatt-hours
64Peru206.4kilowatt-hours
65Islamic Republic of Iran201.5kilowatt-hours
66Egypt164.1kilowatt-hours
67Cyprus132.7kilowatt-hours
68Switzerland95.5kilowatt-hours
69Venezuela88.7kilowatt-hours
70Latvia74.7kilowatt-hours
71Saudi Arabia50.7kilowatt-hours
72Qatar49.9kilowatt-hours
73Algeria37.1kilowatt-hours
74Portugal6.7kilowatt-hours
75Ecuador5.4kilowatt-hours
76Azerbaijan0.1kilowatt-hours
77Iraq0.0kilowatt-hours
78Trinidad and Tobago0.0kilowatt-hours
79Turkmenistan0.0kilowatt-hours
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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