Albania vs Uruguay: Annual change in primary energy use

Albania
1.21 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Uruguay
1.37 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Albania rank
78th
Uruguay rank
75th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Albania
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.37 terawatt-hours against 1.21 terawatt-hours in Albania, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s -0.3021 terawatt-hours -0.4862 terawatt-hours 0.1841 terawatt-hours Albania
1990s -2.74 terawatt-hours 1.29 terawatt-hours 4.03 terawatt-hours Uruguay
2000s 1.24 terawatt-hours 1.32 terawatt-hours 0.0726 terawatt-hours Uruguay
2010s 0.0801 terawatt-hours 0.0287 terawatt-hours 0.0514 terawatt-hours Albania
2020s 0.1392 terawatt-hours 0.8942 terawatt-hours 0.755 terawatt-hours Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Albania or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.37 terawatt-hours against 1.21 terawatt-hours in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Albania and Uruguay?
0.16 terawatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Uruguay?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Albania and Uruguay rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Albania ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 75th 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.