Belgium vs North Korea: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Belgium
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
16th
North Korea rank
13th
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Belgium
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and North Korea ranks 13th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Belgium or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Belgium and North Korea?
- 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and North Korea rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 16th and North Korea ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.