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
00.010.020.03196519942023

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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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.