American Samoa vs Puerto Rico: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

American Samoa
0.0094 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
27th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • American Samoa
  • Puerto Rico
00.0050.010.015198020012023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0094 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0103 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0075 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 0.0118 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0075 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre American Samoa
2000s 0.0121 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0155 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0105 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 0.0092 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0086 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, American Samoa or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0094 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between American Samoa and Puerto Rico?
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Puerto Rico?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Puerto Rico rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
American Samoa ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, 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, 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, 9,414 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Fossil fuel consumption 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.