Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre

Japan
-0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
196th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
194th

Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-0.00100.001196619942023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports -0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against -0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 196th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 194th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre -0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
2000s -0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre -0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s -0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre -0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s -0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre -0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at -0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against -0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 196th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 194th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,193 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in primary energy use 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.