Afghanistan vs Jamaica: Annual change in primary energy use
Afghanistan
-0.8289 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Jamaica
-1.28 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
175th
Jamaica rank
178th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Afghanistan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -0.8289 terawatt-hours against -1.28 terawatt-hours in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4511 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Jamaica ranks 178th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.69 terawatt-hours | -0.6079 terawatt-hours | 3.29 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -2.44 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.91 terawatt-hours | -0.8526 terawatt-hours | 2.76 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 0.562 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.53 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.3852 terawatt-hours | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Afghanistan or Jamaica?
- Afghanistan, at -0.8289 terawatt-hours against -1.28 terawatt-hours in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 0.4511 terawatt-hours, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Jamaica rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Jamaica ranks 178th 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.