Germany vs Japan: Gas consumption, per square kilometre

Germany
0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
Japan rank
18th

Gas consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
00.0010.0020.003196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 21st and Japan ranks 18th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
1970s 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
1980s 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
1990s 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas consumption, per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in gas consumption, per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for gas consumption, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 21st and Japan ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas 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, 9,129 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Gas 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.