Norway vs Sweden: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Norway
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
127th
Sweden rank
130th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 130th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
- 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 130th 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.