Coal consumption, per square kilometre by country
Coal consumption 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.
Countries reporting
140
Highest
0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Hong Kong
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
United States Virgin Islands
Median
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Years covered
59
1965–2023
Data points
9,288
What the numbers show
Coal consumption, per square kilometre is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Hong Kong; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 107,119.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Coal consumption, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 5 | China | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritius | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Israel | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Czechia | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 13 | North Korea | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Puerto Rico | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 454.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Slovakia | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Montenegro | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 36 | Thailand | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,350.8% | volatile |
| 38 | United States | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Denmark | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.9% | flat |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 47 | Cambodia | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,815.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 49 | Hungary | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Lebanon | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 82.4% | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 324.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 56 | Ireland | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 57 | France | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Panama | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 249.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Finland | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.8% | rising |
| 60 | Eswatini | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 170.2% | flat |
| 61 | Croatia | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 62 | Jamaica | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Spain | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 68 | Kuwait | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 70 | Australia | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 71 | Chile | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 73 | Sweden | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 74 | New Zealand | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 75 | Nepal | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 279.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Mexico | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Cyprus | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11,313.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Rwanda | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Mongolia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Norway | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 82 | Lithuania | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 83 | Switzerland | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Togo | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Zambia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,235.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Brazil | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 88 | Republic of Moldova | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 89 | Kenya | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Lesotho | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 92 | Egypt | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 203.7% | rising |
| 93 | Canada | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.1% | rising |
| 94 | Qatar | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Iran | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 96 | Nigeria | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Benin | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12,174.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Iceland | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 468.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 349.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 733.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Myanmar | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Argentina | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,407.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 107,119.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Oman | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 114 | Ghana | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Ecuador | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Algeria | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,411.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Portugal | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Bhutan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Syria | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Bermuda | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Uruguay | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6,566.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Burundi | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Malawi | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.8% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 448.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Mozambique | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Paraguay | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,399.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 243.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Macao | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritania | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Tunisia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Coal consumption 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.
Coal consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Coal consumption 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.