Austria vs United States: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Austria
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
35th
United States rank
38th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • United States
0000.0010.0010.001196519942023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 35th and United States ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Austria
1970s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Austria
1980s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Austria
1990s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Austria or United States?
Austria, at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Austria and United States?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Austria and United States rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 35th and United States ranks 38th 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.