Bangladesh vs China: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
40th
China rank
39th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • China
00.0010.0020.0030.004196519942023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 40th and China ranks 39th of 205 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh China Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or China?
China, at 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and China?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 40th and China ranks 39th 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.