South Korea vs Kuwait: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
South Korea
0.03 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0281 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
10th
Kuwait rank
11th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.03 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0281 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 11th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0153 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0072 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0081 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0165 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0062 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0297 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0303 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0262 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, South Korea or Kuwait?
- South Korea, at 0.03 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0281 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 11th 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.