Greenland vs Zambia: Annual change in primary energy use
Greenland
0.0074 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Zambia
0.016 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Greenland rank
151st
Zambia rank
148th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Greenland
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.016 terawatt-hours against 0.0074 terawatt-hours in Greenland, a difference of 0.0086 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 148th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0332 terawatt-hours | -0.4138 terawatt-hours | 0.3806 terawatt-hours | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.0412 terawatt-hours | -0.3071 terawatt-hours | 0.3483 terawatt-hours | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.0561 terawatt-hours | 0.4367 terawatt-hours | 0.3806 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2010s | -0.0266 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Greenland or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.016 terawatt-hours against 0.0074 terawatt-hours in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Greenland and Zambia?
- 0.0086 terawatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Zambia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Zambia rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Greenland ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 148th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.