Jamaica vs Switzerland: Oil consumption, per square kilometre

Jamaica
0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
41st
Switzerland rank
40th

Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Switzerland
00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196519942023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.

Jamaica ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 40th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 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, Jamaica or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Switzerland?
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Switzerland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Switzerland rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 41st 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.