Congo vs Puerto Rico: Annual change in primary energy use
Congo
0.9691 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1.13 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Congo rank
82nd
Puerto Rico rank
79th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Congo
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.13 terawatt-hours against 0.9691 terawatt-hours in Congo, a difference of 0.1609 terawatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 82nd and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1272 terawatt-hours | 0.2118 terawatt-hours | 0.0847 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | -0.1282 terawatt-hours | -0.1331 terawatt-hours | 0.0049 terawatt-hours | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 4.88 terawatt-hours | 3.79 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.5469 terawatt-hours | -3.5 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 0.7874 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, Congo or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.13 terawatt-hours against 0.9691 terawatt-hours in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Congo and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1609 terawatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Puerto Rico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Congo ranks 82nd 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.