Cape Verde vs United States Virgin Islands: Annual change in primary energy use
Cape Verde
0.1068 terawatt-hours
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
0.1471 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
113th
United States Virgin Islands rank
110th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Cape Verde
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.1471 terawatt-hours against 0.1068 terawatt-hours in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0403 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.4 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 113th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 110th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0951 terawatt-hours | -0.0345 terawatt-hours | 0.0607 terawatt-hours | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0184 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0.0068 terawatt-hours | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.2645 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0435 terawatt-hours | -2.31 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | -0.0989 terawatt-hours | -0.0146 terawatt-hours | 0.0842 terawatt-hours | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Cape Verde or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.1471 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0403 terawatt-hours, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United States Virgin Islands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 110th 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.