Coal production, per square kilometre by country
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.
Countries reporting
85
Highest
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
China
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,682
What the numbers show
Coal production, per square kilometre is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 8,785.6%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Coal production, per square kilometre (Our World): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Czechia | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 6 | North Korea | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 9 | Vietnam | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 15 | Montenegro | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 17 | United States | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Mongolia | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Laos | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,113.3% | volatile |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 25 | Russia | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 555.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 390.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 30 | Eswatini | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.2% | flat |
| 32 | Mozambique | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Albania | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8,785.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 41 | Canada | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 42 | South Korea | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Botswana | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Zambia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,241.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Tanzania | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,524.0% | volatile |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Lesotho | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Japan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Nigeria | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Georgia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 53 | Peru | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 511.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Myanmar | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Venezuela | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Brazil | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Niger | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Bhutan | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Nepal | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Malawi | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.3% | rising |
| 68 | Argentina | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Armenia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Croatia | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Greenland | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Ireland | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Italy | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Austria | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Portugal | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | France | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Denmark | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
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
- Fossil fuels 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.