Jamaica vs Switzerland: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Jamaica
0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
44th
Switzerland rank
43rd
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Jamaica ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.003 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, Jamaica or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Switzerland?
- 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Switzerland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 44th 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.