Bulgaria vs Romania: Oil consumption, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
93rd
Romania rank
91st

Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Romania ranks 91st of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
2000s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania
2010s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Romania ranks 91st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil 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, 9,412 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Oil 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.