China vs Indonesia: Coal production, per square kilometre
China
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
1st
Indonesia rank
2nd
Coal production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 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 Indonesia?
- China, at 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal production, per square kilometre between China and Indonesia?
- 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for coal production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.