British Virgin Islands vs Rwanda: Annual change in primary energy use

British Virgin Islands
0 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0001 terawatt-hours
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
158th
Rwanda rank
157th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Rwanda
-0.500.51198120022024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 158th and Rwanda ranks 157th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0077 terawatt-hours 0.2423 terawatt-hours 0.2346 terawatt-hours Rwanda
1990s 0.0056 terawatt-hours 0.0116 terawatt-hours 0.006 terawatt-hours Rwanda
2000s 0.0446 terawatt-hours -0.0267 terawatt-hours 0.0713 terawatt-hours British Virgin Islands
2010s 0.0068 terawatt-hours 0.2634 terawatt-hours 0.2566 terawatt-hours Rwanda
2020s 0.0049 terawatt-hours 0.473 terawatt-hours 0.4682 terawatt-hours Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, British Virgin Islands or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between British Virgin Islands and Rwanda?
0.0001 terawatt-hours, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Rwanda?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Rwanda rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
British Virgin Islands ranks 158th and Rwanda ranks 157th 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.