Cyprus vs Syria: Annual change in primary energy use
Cyprus
0.9784 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Syria
0.8774 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cyprus rank
81st
Syria rank
84th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Cyprus
- Syria
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.9784 terawatt-hours against 0.8774 terawatt-hours in Syria, a difference of 0.101 terawatt-hours.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Syria ahead.
Cyprus ranks 81st and Syria ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8926 terawatt-hours | 6.72 terawatt-hours | 5.82 terawatt-hours | Syria |
| 1990s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 8.45 terawatt-hours | 7.4 terawatt-hours | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.6179 terawatt-hours | 6.65 terawatt-hours | 6.03 terawatt-hours | Syria |
| 2010s | -0.3183 terawatt-hours | -16.85 terawatt-hours | 16.53 terawatt-hours | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -0.0493 terawatt-hours | -0.3594 terawatt-hours | 0.3101 terawatt-hours | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Cyprus or Syria?
- Cyprus, at 0.9784 terawatt-hours against 0.8774 terawatt-hours in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Cyprus and Syria?
- 0.101 terawatt-hours, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Syria rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Cyprus ranks 81st and Syria ranks 84th 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.