China vs Japan: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
China
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 205 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th 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.