South Korea vs Malta: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

South Korea
0.0367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.1261 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Malta rank
5th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Malta
00.050.10.15196519942023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.1261 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0894 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 3.4 times South Korea's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 8th and Malta ranks 5th of 204 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0189 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0123 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0175 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0313 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0138 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0689 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0419 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0347 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0988 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0365 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.1178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0814 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, South Korea or Malta?
Malta, at 0.1261 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between South Korea and Malta?
0.0894 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 8th and Malta ranks 5th 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.