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
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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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.