Bhutan vs Ethiopia: Annual change in primary energy use
Bhutan
2.05 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.24 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bhutan rank
64th
Ethiopia rank
63rd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Bhutan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.24 terawatt-hours against 2.05 terawatt-hours in Bhutan, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 64th and Ethiopia ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0405 terawatt-hours | 0.5843 terawatt-hours | 0.5438 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0874 terawatt-hours | 0.1777 terawatt-hours | 0.0903 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.1847 terawatt-hours | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3162 terawatt-hours | 4.85 terawatt-hours | 4.53 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 0.1241 terawatt-hours | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Bhutan or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.24 terawatt-hours against 2.05 terawatt-hours in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Bhutan and Ethiopia?
- 0.19 terawatt-hours, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ethiopia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Ethiopia rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Bhutan ranks 64th and Ethiopia ranks 63rd 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.