Philippines vs South Africa: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Philippines
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Philippines
  • South Africa
0000.0010.001196519942023

How they compare

Philippines 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 Philippines'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.

Philippines ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines 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 0.0005 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 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Philippines or South Africa?
Philippines, 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 Philippines and South Africa?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 18th 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.