New Zealand vs Sweden: Oil consumption, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
113th
Sweden rank
114th

Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
000.0010.0010.001196519942023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

New Zealand ranks 113th and Sweden ranks 114th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Sweden?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 113th and Sweden ranks 114th 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.