Ethiopia vs Nepal: Annual change in primary energy use
Ethiopia
2.24 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nepal
2.79 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
63rd
Nepal rank
60th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.79 terawatt-hours against 2.24 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5843 terawatt-hours | 0.1857 terawatt-hours | 0.3986 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.1777 terawatt-hours | 0.7938 terawatt-hours | 0.6161 terawatt-hours | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 0.4939 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.85 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Ethiopia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 2.79 terawatt-hours against 2.24 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 0.55 terawatt-hours, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Ethiopia ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 60th 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.