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