Cuba vs Nicaragua: Annual change in primary energy use
Cuba
0.0863 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0871 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cuba rank
119th
Nicaragua rank
118th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0871 terawatt-hours against 0.0863 terawatt-hours in Cuba, a difference of 0.0008 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 0.1193 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | Cuba |
| 1990s | -3.53 terawatt-hours | 0.5758 terawatt-hours | 4.11 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.3791 terawatt-hours | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -1.59 terawatt-hours | 0.5072 terawatt-hours | 2.09 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -3.39 terawatt-hours | 0.3426 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0871 terawatt-hours against 0.0863 terawatt-hours in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 0.0008 terawatt-hours, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Cuba ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 118th 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.