Austria vs Poland: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Austria
0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
50th
Poland rank
47th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • Poland
0.0020.0030.0040.005196519942023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.

Austria ranks 50th and Poland ranks 47th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Poland
1970s 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Poland
1980s 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Poland
2000s 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Austria
2010s 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Poland
2020s 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Austria or Poland?
Poland, at 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Austria and Poland?
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Austria and Poland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 50th and Poland ranks 47th 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.