British Virgin Islands vs China: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
35th
China rank
38th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • China
00.0020.0040.006196519942023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 35th and China ranks 38th of 204 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1990s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2010s 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, British Virgin Islands or China?
British Virgin Islands, at 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and China?
0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and China rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 35th and China ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Primary energy use 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.