China vs Viet Nam: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
China
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
8th
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Viet Nam
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 205 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 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 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, China or Viet Nam?
- China, at 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between China and Viet Nam?
- 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Viet Nam?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Viet Nam rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 8th 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.