India vs Japan: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

India
0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
7th
Japan rank
4th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Japan
00.0010.0020.0030.004196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times India's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 205 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, India or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between India and Japan?
0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do India and Japan rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
India ranks 7th 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.