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.

Coal production, per square kilometre in China

Name: Coal production, per square kilometre in China
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

China: Coal production, per square kilometre was 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

1st

of 205 countries

All-time high

0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre

in 1967

Years of data

1961–2023

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

Annual values for Coal production, per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2023.
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%

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

2 Indonesia 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
3 India 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
4 Czechia 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More energy & mining data for China

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 20.4% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
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)

All data for China →

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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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)

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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)

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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: 30 August 2026

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.