Egypt vs South Africa: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Egypt
0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
95th
South Africa rank
92nd
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 92nd of 205 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 92nd 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.