Belgium vs Netherlands: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Belgium
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
16th
Netherlands rank
14th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
0.0010.0020.0030.004196519942023

How they compare

Netherlands 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 Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 205 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, 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 Netherlands?
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 14th 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.