Malaysia vs Switzerland: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
42nd
Switzerland rank
43rd

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Switzerland
00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196519942023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malaysia ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 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 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Switzerland?
Malaysia, at 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Switzerland?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Switzerland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 42nd 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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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.