Equatorial Guinea vs Germany: Annual change in primary energy use

Equatorial Guinea
-4.98 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Germany
-5.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
194th
Germany rank
196th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Germany
-400-2000200196619952025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -4.98 terawatt-hours against -5.55 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 0.57 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and Germany ranks 196th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Germany Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0288 terawatt-hours 4.78 terawatt-hours 4.75 terawatt-hours Germany
1990s 0.028 terawatt-hours -31.08 terawatt-hours 31.11 terawatt-hours Equatorial Guinea
2000s 3.12 terawatt-hours -32.4 terawatt-hours 35.52 terawatt-hours Equatorial Guinea
2010s -0.5288 terawatt-hours -14.15 terawatt-hours 13.63 terawatt-hours Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.8742 terawatt-hours -136.71 terawatt-hours 137.58 terawatt-hours Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Equatorial Guinea or Germany?
Equatorial Guinea, at -4.98 terawatt-hours against -5.55 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Equatorial Guinea and Germany?
0.57 terawatt-hours, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Germany?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Germany rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and Germany ranks 196th 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.