Gibraltar vs Hong Kong, China: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Gibraltar
5.94 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
0.2367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
1st
Hong Kong, China rank
4th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Gibraltar
  • Hong Kong, China
0246196519942023

How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 5.94 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.2367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 5.7 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Gibraltar's figure about 25.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.

Gibraltar ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 205 countries.

Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3827 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.1047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.278 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Gibraltar
1990s 1.14 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.1716 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.9694 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Gibraltar
2000s 4.82 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.2547 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 4.56 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Gibraltar
2010s 5.3 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.3174 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 4.98 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Gibraltar
2020s 5.82 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.2292 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 5.59 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Gibraltar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Gibraltar or Hong Kong, China?
Gibraltar, at 5.94 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.2367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Gibraltar and Hong Kong, China?
5.7 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Gibraltar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Hong Kong, China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Gibraltar and Hong Kong, China rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Gibraltar ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th 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.