Democratic Republic of Congo vs Seychelles: Annual change in primary energy use

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1483 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Seychelles
0.1531 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
109th
Seychelles rank
107th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Seychelles
-10-505198120022024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.1531 terawatt-hours against 0.1483 terawatt-hours in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0048 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 109th and Seychelles ranks 107th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3228 terawatt-hours 0.1202 terawatt-hours 0.2026 terawatt-hours Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s -0.333 terawatt-hours 0.0273 terawatt-hours 0.3602 terawatt-hours Seychelles
2000s -0.3838 terawatt-hours 0.2343 terawatt-hours 0.6182 terawatt-hours Seychelles
2010s 1.02 terawatt-hours -0.08 terawatt-hours 1.1 terawatt-hours Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 2.11 terawatt-hours 0.0571 terawatt-hours 2.06 terawatt-hours Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.1531 terawatt-hours against 0.1483 terawatt-hours in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Seychelles?
0.0048 terawatt-hours, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Seychelles?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Seychelles rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 109th and Seychelles ranks 107th 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.