China vs Italy: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
China
0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
39th
Italy rank
36th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
China ranks 39th and Italy ranks 36th of 205 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0061 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between China and Italy?
- 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 39th and Italy ranks 36th 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.