Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Coal consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
4th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1978
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Japan, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for coal consumption, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1978.
Japan ranks 4th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Hong Kong 0.0389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 2 Republic of Korea 0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 3 Singapore 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 5 China 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 6 Mauritius 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 7 India 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Japan
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 7.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.6% (2025)
- Gas production 22.04 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 178.13 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 22.04 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest coal consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Japan rank for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.