North Korea vs Vietnam: Coal production, per square kilometre (Our World)
North Korea
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
6th
Vietnam rank
9th
Coal production, per square kilometre (Our World) over time
- North Korea
- Vietnam
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Vietnam's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th 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 | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 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 Vietnam?
- North Korea, at 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal production, per square kilometre between North Korea and Vietnam?
- 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Vietnam rank globally for coal production, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th 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.