France vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

France
0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
60th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
59th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.

France ranks 60th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th of 205 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
1970s 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
1980s 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
1990s 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
2000s 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, France or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between France and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do France and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
France ranks 60th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th 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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Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,414 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

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.