Maldives vs Netherlands: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Maldives
0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
14th
Netherlands rank
15th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Netherlands
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Maldives ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 205 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0244 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0237 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0291 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0321 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0211 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0212 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0299 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0087 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0247 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Maldives or Netherlands?
- Maldives, at 0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Maldives and Netherlands?
- 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Netherlands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Netherlands rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.