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
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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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.