Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Netherlands
0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
15th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0144 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0144 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 0.0242 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0238 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.0244 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0216 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.0291 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0226 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 0.0321 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.01 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0221 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.0299 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0139 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.0247 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0077 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, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
Netherlands, at 0.0227 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th 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.