Afghanistan vs Israel: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Afghanistan
-2.1%
in 2024
Israel
-2.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
184th
Israel rank
182nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Afghanistan
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports -2.0% against -2.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 184th and Israel ranks 182nd of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 3.4% | 18.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -12.1% | 6.9% | 19.1% | Israel |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 0.6% | 19.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 1.5% | 6.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -0.1% | 3.3% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Afghanistan or Israel?
- Israel, at -2.0% against -2.1% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Afghanistan and Israel?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Israel?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Israel rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th and Israel ranks 182nd of 213 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.