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Electricity generation from coal per person

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

Electricity generation from coal per person