Italy vs Switzerland: Oil consumption, per square kilometre

Italy
0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
40th

Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
00.0010.0020.0030.004196519942023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.

Italy ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 40th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 40th 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.