Republic of Korea vs Qatar: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Republic of Korea
0.03 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
0.0529 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
10th
Qatar rank
7th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Republic of Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0529 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.03 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0229 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.8 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0153 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0113 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0182 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0297 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.044 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0144 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0303 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0487 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0184 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.0529 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.03 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Qatar?
- 0.0229 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Qatar?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Qatar rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th 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.