South Africa vs Viet Nam: Coal production, per square kilometre

South Africa
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
9th

Coal production, per square kilometre over time

  • South Africa
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production, per square kilometre, South Africa or Viet Nam?
South Africa, at 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal production, per square kilometre between South Africa and Viet Nam?
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for coal production, per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 7th and Viet Nam 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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Indicator
Coal production, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,682 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.