China vs Singapore: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
China
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
5th
Singapore rank
3rd
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.0 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.
China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0067 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0054 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 Singapore?
- 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Singapore rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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.