China (People’s Republic of) vs Poland: Per capita daily coal consumption

China (People’s Republic of)
0.0084 short tons per capita per day
in 2019
Poland
0.0089 short tons per capita per day
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
10th
Poland rank
9th

Per capita daily coal consumption over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0089 short tons per capita per day against 0.0084 short tons per capita per day in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.0005 short tons per capita per day.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 10th and Poland ranks 9th of 194 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 short tons per capita per day 0.0198 short tons per capita per day 0.0174 short tons per capita per day Poland
1990s 0.0031 short tons per capita per day 0.0155 short tons per capita per day 0.0124 short tons per capita per day Poland
2000s 0.0051 short tons per capita per day 0.0122 short tons per capita per day 0.0071 short tons per capita per day Poland
2010s 0.0082 short tons per capita per day 0.0105 short tons per capita per day 0.0023 short tons per capita per day Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita daily coal consumption, China (People’s Republic of) or Poland?
Poland, at 0.0089 short tons per capita per day against 0.0084 short tons per capita per day in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in per capita daily coal consumption between China (People’s Republic of) and Poland?
0.0005 short tons per capita per day, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Poland?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Poland rank globally for per capita daily coal consumption?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 10th and Poland ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day)
Unit
short tons per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,302 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.