Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Hong Kong, China
0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Singapore rank
3rd
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 0.0335 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 7.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.0351 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0349 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 0.0591 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0589 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.0718 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0717 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.0766 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0711 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0067 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0322 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 0.0335 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd 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.