Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Malaysia
0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
42nd
Viet Nam rank
45th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Viet Nam ranks 45th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 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 Viet Nam?
- Malaysia, at 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd and Viet Nam ranks 45th 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.