Nauru vs Netherlands: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Nauru
0.0168 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
17th
Netherlands rank
15th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Nauru
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0168 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0287 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0244 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0.0296 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0291 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.0159 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0321 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0162 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0147 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0299 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0152 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0161 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0247 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0086 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, Nauru or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.0227 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 Nauru and Netherlands?
- 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Netherlands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Netherlands rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 17th 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.