Panama vs Somalia: Annual change in primary energy use
Panama
0.15 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Somalia
0.169 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Panama rank
108th
Somalia rank
105th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Panama
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.169 terawatt-hours against 0.15 terawatt-hours in Panama, a difference of 0.019 terawatt-hours.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Panama ranks 108th and Somalia ranks 105th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.7157 terawatt-hours | -0.0372 terawatt-hours | 0.6784 terawatt-hours | Somalia |
| 1990s | -0.9213 terawatt-hours | -0.2119 terawatt-hours | 0.7095 terawatt-hours | Somalia |
| 2000s | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 0.0951 terawatt-hours | 3.61 terawatt-hours | Panama |
| 2010s | 5.17 terawatt-hours | 0.1907 terawatt-hours | 4.98 terawatt-hours | Panama |
| 2020s | -4.13 terawatt-hours | 0.3127 terawatt-hours | 4.45 terawatt-hours | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Panama or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.169 terawatt-hours against 0.15 terawatt-hours in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Panama and Somalia?
- 0.019 terawatt-hours, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Somalia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Somalia rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Panama ranks 108th and Somalia ranks 105th 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.