Chad vs Sierra Leone: Annual change in primary energy use
Chad
0.1926 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.2156 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Chad rank
103rd
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2156 terawatt-hours against 0.1926 terawatt-hours in Chad, a difference of 0.023 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Chad ranks 103rd and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.059 terawatt-hours | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.1785 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0113 terawatt-hours | -0.0517 terawatt-hours | 0.0631 terawatt-hours | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.0613 terawatt-hours | -0.1248 terawatt-hours | 0.1862 terawatt-hours | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.5626 terawatt-hours | 0.2551 terawatt-hours | 0.3075 terawatt-hours | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.1472 terawatt-hours | 0.3932 terawatt-hours | 0.2461 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Chad or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2156 terawatt-hours against 0.1926 terawatt-hours in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 0.023 terawatt-hours, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Chad ranks 103rd and Sierra Leone ranks 101st 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.