Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
17th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 205 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 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 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel, 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?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel 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.