Thailand vs United States of America: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre

Thailand
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
31st
United States of America rank
30th

Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre over time

  • Thailand
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.

Thailand ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 30th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre, Thailand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre between Thailand and United States of America?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States of America?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Thailand and United States of America rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 30th 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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Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, 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, 9,129 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

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.