Maldives vs Nauru: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Maldives
0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
0.0168 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
14th
Nauru rank
17th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Nauru
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0168 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 0.0083 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nauru ahead.
Maldives ranks 14th and Nauru ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0287 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0296 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0265 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.0212 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0147 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0161 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Maldives or Nauru?
- Maldives, at 0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0168 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Maldives and Nauru?
- 0.0083 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nauru?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Nauru rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 14th and Nauru ranks 17th 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.