Republic of Korea vs Maldives: Oil consumption, per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
0.0153 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
12th
Maldives rank
10th

Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Maldives
00.010.020.03196519942023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0153 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 10th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 0.0106 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0074 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 0.0129 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 0.0143 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0212 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.0151 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0068 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0251 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0153 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Maldives?
0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Maldives?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Maldives rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 10th 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.