France vs United States of America: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

France
0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
60th
United States of America rank
58th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • United States of America
00.0010.0020.0030.004196519942023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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

France ranks 60th and United States of America ranks 58th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
1970s 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
1980s 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
1990s 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
2000s 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, France or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0023 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 United States of America?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
France ranks 60th 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

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.