Electricity production from coal sources per capita rose 2.06% to 1,318 kWh in the World in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from coal sources per capita in the World reached an all time high of 1,345 kWh in 2013 and an all time low of 266 kWh in 1960. When compared to World's main peers, electricity production from coal sources per capita in China amounted to 3,127 kWh, 2,977 kWh in Germany, 2,742 kWh in Japan and 4,030 kWh in USA in 2017.
World has been ranked th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from coal sources per capita.
| Electricity Production from Coal Sources Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | kWh | 868 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kWh | 497 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | kWh | 2,253 | 1,942 | 1,958 | 1,939 | 1,914 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kWh | 2,704 | 2,735 | 2,955 | 2,942 | 2,913 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kWh | 356 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | kWh | 3,169 | 3,354 | 3,497 | 3,338 | 3,322 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kWh | 575 | 638 | 680 | 755 | 792 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kWh | 2,214 | 2,605 | 2,836 | 2,796 | 2,754 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kWh | 283 | 284 | 261 | 275 | 272 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kWh | 3,710 | 3,580 | 3,674 | 3,466 | 3,512 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kWh | 1,152 | 1,185 | 1,139 | 1,122 | 1,127 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kWh | 4,674 | 4,669 | 4,669 | 4,416 | 4,578 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kWh | 5,964 | 5,180 | 5,377 | 5,345 | 4,553 | ||||||||||||||||
| World | kWh | 1,301 | 1,293 | 1,345 | 1,337 | 1,295 |
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