Jordan vs Sri Lanka: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Jordan
0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Jordan rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
86th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Jordan
  • Sri Lanka
00.0010.0010.002196519942023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Jordan, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Jordan ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Jordan
1990s 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Jordan
2000s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Jordan
2010s 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Jordan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Jordan and Sri Lanka?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sri Lanka?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Sri Lanka rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Jordan ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th 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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Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,414 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

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.