Laos vs United States: Coal production, per square kilometre (Our World)
Laos
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
20th
United States rank
17th
Coal production, per square kilometre (Our World) over time
- Laos
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 20th and United States ranks 17th of 205 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, per square kilometre, Laos or United States?
- United States, at 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coal production, per square kilometre between Laos and United States?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Laos and United States rank globally for coal production, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 20th and United States ranks 17th 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.