India vs Switzerland: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
India
0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
46th
Switzerland rank
43rd
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
India ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, India or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between India and Switzerland?
- 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do India and Switzerland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 43rd 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.