France vs United States of America: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- France
- United States of America
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
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.