Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Oil consumption, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
69th
United States of America rank
66th

Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 66th of 205 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
1970s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 66th 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.