Iran vs Turkey: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Iran
0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
59th
Turkey rank
62nd
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Turkey
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Iran ranks 59th and Turkey ranks 62nd of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Iran or Turkey?
- Iran, at 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Iran and Turkey?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 59th and Turkey ranks 62nd 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.