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
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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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.