India vs Viet Nam: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

India
0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
8th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Viet Nam
00.0010.0010.0020.002196519942023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.

India ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, India or Viet Nam?
India, at 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between India and Viet Nam?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Viet Nam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do India and Viet Nam rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
India ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 8th 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.