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

Republic of Korea
0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
2nd
Singapore rank
3rd

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Singapore
00.0050.010.015196519942023

How they compare

Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of 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 Republic of Korea
1970s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 0.0068 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0067 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 0.0101 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 0.009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0067 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 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, Republic of Korea or Singapore?
Republic of 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 Republic of Korea and Singapore?
0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Singapore rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Republic of 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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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.