Maldives vs Sierra Leone: Annual change in primary energy use
Maldives
0.204 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.2156 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives rank
102nd
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Maldives
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2156 terawatt-hours against 0.204 terawatt-hours in Maldives, a difference of 0.0116 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 102nd and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0318 terawatt-hours | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.0877 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1007 terawatt-hours | -0.0517 terawatt-hours | 0.1524 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.3121 terawatt-hours | -0.1248 terawatt-hours | 0.437 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.1755 terawatt-hours | 0.2551 terawatt-hours | 0.0795 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3045 terawatt-hours | 0.3932 terawatt-hours | 0.0887 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Maldives or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2156 terawatt-hours against 0.204 terawatt-hours in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0116 terawatt-hours, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Maldives ranks 102nd and Sierra Leone ranks 101st 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.