Germany vs Netherlands: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Germany
0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
11th
Netherlands rank
14th
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 14th 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.