Romania vs South Africa: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre

Romania
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania rank
91st
South Africa rank
92nd

Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Romania
  • South Africa
00.0010.0020.003196519942023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

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

Romania ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 92nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
1970s 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
1980s 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
1990s 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
2000s 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
2010s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
2020s 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Romania or South Africa?
Romania, at 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Romania and South Africa?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 92nd 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.