Afghanistan vs Finland: Annual change in primary energy use

Afghanistan
-0.8289 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Finland
-1.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Finland rank
177th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Finland
-40-2002040196619952025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -0.8289 terawatt-hours against -1.26 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 0.4311 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Finland ranks 177th of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Finland Difference Ahead
1980s 2.69 terawatt-hours 3.97 terawatt-hours 1.29 terawatt-hours Finland
1990s -2.44 terawatt-hours 5.21 terawatt-hours 7.65 terawatt-hours Finland
2000s 1.91 terawatt-hours -0.3394 terawatt-hours 2.25 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2010s 2.19 terawatt-hours -2.15 terawatt-hours 4.34 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2020s -1.53 terawatt-hours -2.19 terawatt-hours 0.6552 terawatt-hours Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Afghanistan or Finland?
Afghanistan, at -0.8289 terawatt-hours against -1.26 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Afghanistan and Finland?
0.4311 terawatt-hours, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Finland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Finland rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Finland ranks 177th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,501 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.