Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) by country
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.
Countries reporting
72
Highest
0.0599 short tons per capita per day
Australia
Lowest
0 short tons per capita per day
Austria
Median
0.0003 short tons per capita per day
Years covered
40
1980–2019
Data points
7,302
What the numbers show
Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 0.0599 short tons per capita per day in Australia; the lowest is 0 short tons per capita per day in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0003 short tons per capita per day, and the mean is 0.004 short tons per capita per day.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 23,076.2%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Per capita daily coal consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0.0599 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 0.0442 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 275.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 0.0188 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 0.0163 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.0135 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 0.013 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 7 | Czechia | 0.0116 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 8 | Russia | 0.0091 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 0.0089 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 10 | China | 0.0084 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Montenegro | 0.0077 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 0.0076 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 56.7% | rising |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0064 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 0.0062 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Laos | 0.0059 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 2,262.9% | volatile |
| 16 | United States | 0.0059 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 0.0049 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 0.0048 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 0.0048 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 0.0045 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 0.0037 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 22 | Botswana | 0.0033 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 131.9% | rising |
| 23 | Turkey | 0.0033 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.0021 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 25 | New Zealand | 0.0018 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.0018 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 27 | India | 0.0014 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 28 | Vietnam | 0.0013 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Mozambique | 0.0012 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 23,076.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0011 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 300.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.0008 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 32 | Bhutan | 0.0007 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 0.0007 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 683.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 0.0006 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 0.0004 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.0004 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 0.0003 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Malaysia | 0.0003 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 0.0002 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 0.0002 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 425.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Spain | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Georgia | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 1,205.0% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 47 | South Korea | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Iran | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 49 | Myanmar | 0.0001 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Tanzania | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 2,962.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Niger | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 53 | Peru | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Japan | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Albania | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Malawi | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Argentina | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Italy | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Portugal | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Ireland | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Croatia | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | France | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Algeria | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Morocco | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Belgium | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Austria | 0 short tons per capita per day | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
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.