China vs India: Coal production, per square kilometre
China
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Coal production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, per square kilometre, China or India?
- China, at 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal production, per square kilometre between China and India?
- 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for coal production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal production, 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 production 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.