Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
73rd
Saudi Arabia rank
75th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iraq ranks 73rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 75th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 73rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 75th 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.