Italy vs United Kingdom: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Italy
0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
36th
United Kingdom rank
33rd
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 205 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0095 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0063 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.01 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0092 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0061 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0096 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0079 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0061 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd 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.