Morocco vs Nigeria: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Morocco
0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Morocco rank
117th
Nigeria rank
118th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
0000.001196519942023

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Morocco
2010s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Morocco
2020s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco, at 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Morocco and Nigeria?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Morocco ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 118th 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.