Faroe Islands vs United States of America: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States of America
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 57th and United States of America ranks 58th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or United States of America?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and United States of America?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States of America rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 57th and United States of America ranks 58th 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.