Afghanistan vs Niger: Annual change in primary energy use

Afghanistan
-0.8289 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Niger
-0.9763 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
175th
Niger rank
176th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Niger
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -0.8289 terawatt-hours against -0.9763 terawatt-hours in Niger, a difference of 0.1474 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Niger ranks 176th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Niger Difference Ahead
1980s 2.69 terawatt-hours 0.1258 terawatt-hours 2.56 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
1990s -2.44 terawatt-hours 0.0172 terawatt-hours 2.45 terawatt-hours Niger
2000s 1.91 terawatt-hours 0.1625 terawatt-hours 1.75 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2010s 2.19 terawatt-hours 0.6721 terawatt-hours 1.51 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2020s -1.53 terawatt-hours 0.3057 terawatt-hours 1.84 terawatt-hours Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Afghanistan or Niger?
Afghanistan, at -0.8289 terawatt-hours against -0.9763 terawatt-hours in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Afghanistan and Niger?
0.1474 terawatt-hours, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Niger ranks 176th of 218 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.