South Korea vs Singapore: Coal consumption, per square kilometre
South Korea
0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
2nd
Singapore rank
3rd
Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0068 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0067 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0101 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0067 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, South Korea or Singapore?
- South Korea, at 0.0087 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 South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 2nd 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.