New Zealand vs Nigeria: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
119th
Nigeria rank
118th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Nigeria?
- 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 119th 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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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.