Cameroon vs Puerto Rico: Annual change in primary energy use
Cameroon
1.28 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1.13 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cameroon rank
77th
Puerto Rico rank
79th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Cameroon
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.28 terawatt-hours against 1.13 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.15 terawatt-hours.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6868 terawatt-hours | 0.2118 terawatt-hours | 0.475 terawatt-hours | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -0.0921 terawatt-hours | -0.1331 terawatt-hours | 0.0409 terawatt-hours | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.9268 terawatt-hours | 4.88 terawatt-hours | 3.96 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.08 terawatt-hours | -3.5 terawatt-hours | 4.58 terawatt-hours | Cameroon |
| 2020s | -0.2698 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Cameroon or Puerto Rico?
- Cameroon, at 1.28 terawatt-hours against 1.13 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Cameroon and Puerto Rico?
- 0.15 terawatt-hours, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Puerto Rico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Cameroon ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th 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.