Japan vs United Kingdom: Gas consumption, per square kilometre

Japan
0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Gas consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
00.0010.0020.0030.004196519942023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas consumption, per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gas consumption, per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for gas consumption, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.