Germany vs North Korea: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Germany
0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
11th
North Korea rank
13th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • North Korea
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196519942023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 11th and North Korea ranks 13th of 205 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
1990s 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Germany or North Korea?
Germany, at 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Germany and North Korea?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North Korea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Germany and North Korea rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 11th and North Korea ranks 13th 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.