China vs India: Oil consumption, per square kilometre
China
0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
74th
India rank
71st
Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Across all 59 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 74th and India ranks 71st of 205 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, per square kilometre, China or India?
- India, at 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between China and India?
- 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 74th and India ranks 71st 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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About this data
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.