Malaysia vs South Africa: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
20th
South Africa rank
21st

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
0000.0010.001196519942023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Malaysia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Malaysia or South Africa?
Malaysia, at 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Malaysia and South Africa?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st 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.