El Salvador vs Portugal: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
66th
Portugal rank
69th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
El Salvador ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th of 205 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Portugal?
- El Salvador, at 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th 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.