Vanuatu vs Western Sahara: Annual change in primary energy use

Vanuatu
0.0702 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Western Sahara
0.0713 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
128th
Western Sahara rank
127th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Vanuatu
  • Western Sahara
-0.2-0.100.10.2198120022024

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 0.0713 terawatt-hours against 0.0702 terawatt-hours in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0011 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Western Sahara ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 128th and Western Sahara ranks 127th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0039 terawatt-hours 0.0121 terawatt-hours 0.0161 terawatt-hours Western Sahara
1990s -0.0272 terawatt-hours 0.013 terawatt-hours 0.0402 terawatt-hours Western Sahara
2000s 0.0445 terawatt-hours 0.0137 terawatt-hours 0.0308 terawatt-hours Vanuatu
2010s 0.0274 terawatt-hours 0.0019 terawatt-hours 0.0255 terawatt-hours Vanuatu
2020s 0.0841 terawatt-hours 0.0309 terawatt-hours 0.0531 terawatt-hours Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Vanuatu or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at 0.0713 terawatt-hours against 0.0702 terawatt-hours in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Vanuatu and Western Sahara?
0.0011 terawatt-hours, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Western Sahara?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Western Sahara rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Vanuatu ranks 128th and Western Sahara ranks 127th 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.