Cape Verde vs Eritrea: Annual change in primary energy use
Cape Verde
0.1068 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Eritrea
0.1155 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
113th
Eritrea rank
112th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Cape Verde
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.1155 terawatt-hours against 0.1068 terawatt-hours in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0087 terawatt-hours.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Eritrea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 113th and Eritrea ranks 112th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0094 terawatt-hours | 0.2363 terawatt-hours | 0.2269 terawatt-hours | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.2645 terawatt-hours | -0.3005 terawatt-hours | 0.565 terawatt-hours | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0435 terawatt-hours | 0.0526 terawatt-hours | 0.009 terawatt-hours | Eritrea |
| 2020s | -0.0989 terawatt-hours | 0.1102 terawatt-hours | 0.2091 terawatt-hours | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Cape Verde or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.1155 terawatt-hours against 0.1068 terawatt-hours in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 0.0087 terawatt-hours, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Eritrea rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th and Eritrea ranks 112th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.