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