Coal production, per square kilometre in China
China: Coal production, per square kilometre was 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Coal production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, coal production, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1967.
China ranks 1st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production, per square kilometre in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -30.6% | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More energy & mining data for China
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 18.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 16.1% (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.6% (2025)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production, per square kilometre in China?
- Coal production, per square kilometre in China was 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest coal production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does China rank for coal production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Coal production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal production 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 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.