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Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) in Australia

Australia: Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) was 0.0599 short tons per capita per day in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0599 short tons per capita per day
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0649 short tons per capita per day
in 2014
All-time low
0.0215 short tons per capita per day
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily coal consumption in Australia, 1980–2019

0.020.030.040.050.061980199920191980: 0.021 short tons per capita per day1981: 0.024 short tons per capita per day1982: 0.025 short tons per capita per day1983: 0.027 short tons per capita per day1984: 0.029 short tons per capita per day1985: 0.031 short tons per capita per day1986: 0.032 short tons per capita per day1987: 0.036 short tons per capita per day1988: 0.032 short tons per capita per day1989: 0.035 short tons per capita per day1990: 0.036 short tons per capita per day1991: 0.038 short tons per capita per day1992: 0.039 short tons per capita per day1993: 0.039 short tons per capita per day1994: 0.038 short tons per capita per day1995: 0.04 short tons per capita per day1996: 0.041 short tons per capita per day1997: 0.043 short tons per capita per day1998: 0.046 short tons per capita per day1999: 0.046 short tons per capita per day2000: 0.048 short tons per capita per day2001: 0.051 short tons per capita per day2002: 0.052 short tons per capita per day2003: 0.052 short tons per capita per day2004: 0.053 short tons per capita per day2005: 0.055 short tons per capita per day2006: 0.055 short tons per capita per day2007: 0.057 short tons per capita per day2008: 0.056 short tons per capita per day2009: 0.057 short tons per capita per day2010: 0.058 short tons per capita per day2011: 0.057 short tons per capita per day2012: 0.059 short tons per capita per day2013: 0.062 short tons per capita per day2014: 0.065 short tons per capita per day2015: 0.064 short tons per capita per day2016: 0.063 short tons per capita per day2017: 0.061 short tons per capita per day2018: 0.059 short tons per capita per day2019: 0.06 short tons per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in short tons per capita per day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita daily coal consumption in Australia is 0.0599 short tons per capita per day, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily coal consumption in Australia peaked at 0.0649 short tons per capita per day in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 short tons per capita per day, in 1980.

That places Australia 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) in Australia, year by year

Year short tons per capita per day Change
1980 0.0215 short tons per capita per day —
1981 0.0245 short tons per capita per day +13.9%
1982 0.0251 short tons per capita per day +2.6%
1983 0.0272 short tons per capita per day +8.4%
1984 0.0287 short tons per capita per day +5.4%
1985 0.0308 short tons per capita per day +7.4%
1986 0.0323 short tons per capita per day +5.0%
1987 0.0362 short tons per capita per day +12.0%
1988 0.0321 short tons per capita per day -11.4%
1989 0.0351 short tons per capita per day +9.4%
1990 0.0362 short tons per capita per day +3.1%
1991 0.0384 short tons per capita per day +6.0%
1992 0.0394 short tons per capita per day +2.7%
1993 0.0386 short tons per capita per day -2.0%
1994 0.0381 short tons per capita per day -1.3%
1995 0.0404 short tons per capita per day +6.0%
1996 0.0408 short tons per capita per day +0.9%
1997 0.0431 short tons per capita per day +5.8%
1998 0.0464 short tons per capita per day +7.5%
1999 0.0464 short tons per capita per day +0.1%
2000 0.0484 short tons per capita per day +4.2%
2001 0.0512 short tons per capita per day +5.9%
2002 0.0522 short tons per capita per day +2.0%
2003 0.0519 short tons per capita per day -0.7%
2004 0.0526 short tons per capita per day +1.3%
2005 0.0549 short tons per capita per day +4.4%
2006 0.0547 short tons per capita per day -0.4%
2007 0.0567 short tons per capita per day +3.7%
2008 0.0557 short tons per capita per day -1.7%
2009 0.0568 short tons per capita per day +1.9%
2010 0.0582 short tons per capita per day +2.4%
2011 0.0566 short tons per capita per day -2.6%
2012 0.0594 short tons per capita per day +4.9%
2013 0.0617 short tons per capita per day +3.9%
2014 0.0649 short tons per capita per day +5.1%
2015 0.064 short tons per capita per day -1.4%
2016 0.0628 short tons per capita per day -1.8%
2017 0.0613 short tons per capita per day -2.4%
2018 0.0586 short tons per capita per day -4.4%
2019 0.0599 short tons per capita per day +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0294 short tons per capita per day 0.0215 short tons per capita per day 0.0362 short tons per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0408 short tons per capita per day 0.0362 short tons per capita per day 0.0464 short tons per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0535 short tons per capita per day 0.0484 short tons per capita per day 0.0568 short tons per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0607 short tons per capita per day 0.0566 short tons per capita per day 0.0649 short tons per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Mongolia 0.0442 short tons per capita per day compare
  2. 3 Kazakhstan 0.0188 short tons per capita per day compare
  3. 4 Serbia 0.0163 short tons per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily coal consumption in Australia?
Per capita daily coal consumption in Australia was 0.0599 short tons per capita per day in 2019, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily coal consumption recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0649 short tons per capita per day in 2014.
What is the lowest per capita daily coal consumption recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 short tons per capita per day in 1980.
How does Australia rank for per capita daily coal consumption?
Australia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily coal consumption rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.