Gambia vs Vanuatu: Annual change in primary energy use

Gambia
0.0688 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.0702 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Gambia rank
129th
Vanuatu rank
128th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Gambia
  • Vanuatu
-0.4-0.2-00.20.4198120022024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.0702 terawatt-hours against 0.0688 terawatt-hours in Gambia, a difference of 0.0014 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 129th and Vanuatu ranks 128th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0144 terawatt-hours -0.0039 terawatt-hours 0.0183 terawatt-hours Gambia
1990s 0.0179 terawatt-hours -0.0272 terawatt-hours 0.0451 terawatt-hours Gambia
2000s 0.0873 terawatt-hours 0.0445 terawatt-hours 0.0427 terawatt-hours Gambia
2010s 0.0141 terawatt-hours 0.0274 terawatt-hours 0.0134 terawatt-hours Vanuatu
2020s 0.0648 terawatt-hours 0.0841 terawatt-hours 0.0192 terawatt-hours Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Gambia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.0702 terawatt-hours against 0.0688 terawatt-hours in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Gambia and Vanuatu?
0.0014 terawatt-hours, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Vanuatu?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Vanuatu rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Gambia ranks 129th and Vanuatu ranks 128th 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.