Hong Kong vs Japan: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0354 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 11.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0351 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0329 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 0.0591 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0565 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 0.0718 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0683 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 0.0766 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0728 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0353 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Japan?
Hong Kong, at 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Japan?
0.0354 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th 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.