Japan vs Republic of Korea: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Japan
0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea
0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
Republic of Korea rank
2nd

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
00.0030.0050.0070.01196519942023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.5 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0068 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0101 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Japan or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.0087 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 Japan and Republic of Korea?
0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd 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.