Mexico vs South Africa: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
94th
South Africa rank
92nd

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Mexico ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 92nd of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Mexico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Mexico and South Africa?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 92nd 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.