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Electricity generation from coal per person

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  1. 1Australia4,535.8
  2. 2Taiwan4,523.5
  3. 3China4,061.6
  4. 4Korea, Rep.3,765.1
  5. 5Serbia3,561.1
  6. 6Kazakhstan3,220.1
  7. 7South Africa3,050.3
  8. 8Japan2,681.3
  9. 9Bosnia and Herzegovina2,547.7
  10. 10Czechia2,507.2
  11. 11Malaysia2,490.4
  12. 12Mongolia2,362.7
  13. 13Poland2,289.4
  14. 14United States2,122.7
  15. 15Russian Federation1,524.5
  16. 16Viet Nam1,468.9
  17. 17Turkiye1,384.5
  18. 18Bulgaria1,273.4
  19. 19Germany1,226.9
  20. 20North Macedonia1,152.3
  21. 21Puerto Rico (US)1,035.5
  22. 22Slovenia1,029.7
  23. 23India1,007
  24. 24Montenegro948.3
  25. 25Chile791.5
  26. 26Morocco712.2
  27. 27Canada664.9
  28. 28Philippines618.5
  29. 29Dominican Republic572
  30. 30Cambodia563.1
  31. 31Netherlands520.5
  32. 32Thailand468.6
  33. 33Romania353.3
  34. 34Israel294.2
  35. 35Greece275.7
  36. 36Kyrgyz Republic272.8
  37. 37Sri Lanka204.5
  38. 38Croatia189.7
  39. 39Uzbekistan153.8
  40. 40Denmark148.3
  41. 41Hungary143.3
  42. 42Bangladesh126.6
  43. 43Pakistan113.3
  44. 44Tajikistan106.6
  45. 45Colombia103.5
  46. 46Singapore97.1
  47. 47New Zealand93.3
  48. 48Mexico82.5
  49. 49Brazil80.8
  50. 50Italy63.1
  51. 51Argentina61.5
  52. 52Slovak Republic56.6
  53. 53Ireland30.1
  54. 54Finland28.5
  55. 55France26.1
  56. 56Spain19.2
  57. 57Iran, Islamic Rep.7.9
  58. 58United Kingdom4.7
  59. 59Belarus2.2
  60. 60Peru0.29
  61. 61Portugal0
  62. 61Qatar0
  63. 61Paraguay0
  64. 61Kuwait0
  65. 61Malta0
  66. 61Sweden0
  67. 61Oman0
  68. 61Lithuania0
  69. 61Luxembourg0
  70. 61Latvia0
  71. 61Uruguay0
  72. 61Tunisia0
  73. 61Norway0
  74. 61Nigeria0
  75. 61Kenya0
  76. 61Moldova0
  77. 61Bolivia0
  78. 61Austria0
  79. 61Georgia0
  80. 61Belgium0
  81. 61Ethiopia0
  82. 61Estonia0
  83. 61Costa Rica0
  84. 61Switzerland0
  85. 61Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  86. 61Ecuador0
  87. 61Armenia0
  88. 61Cyprus0
  89. 61Azerbaijan0

Electricity generation from coal per person