Mexico vs South Africa: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
92nd
South Africa rank
94th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
00.0010.0010.0010.001196519942023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa, 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 South Africa ahead.

Mexico ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 94th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Mexico or South Africa?
Mexico, at 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Mexico and South Africa?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 94th 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.