Denmark vs United Kingdom: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
41st
United Kingdom rank
40th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
00.0020.0040.006196519942023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Denmark ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Denmark or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Denmark and United Kingdom?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 40th 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.