North Korea vs South Africa: Coal production, per square kilometre (Our World)
North Korea
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
6th
South Africa rank
7th
Coal production, per square kilometre (Our World) over time
- North Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th of 205 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, per square kilometre, North Korea or South Africa?
- North Korea, at 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal production, per square kilometre between North Korea and South Africa?
- 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and South Africa rank globally for coal production, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th 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.