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
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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About this data
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.