Australia vs Sweden: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
70th
Sweden rank
73rd

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
0000196519942023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 73rd of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Australia or Sweden?
Australia, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Australia and Sweden?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 73rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,288 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.