Benin vs Liberia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Benin
2.3%
in 2024
Liberia
2.5%
in 2024
Benin rank
91st
Liberia rank
88th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 91st and Liberia ranks 88th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | -6.1% | 9.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.0% | -6.6% | 10.6% | Benin |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 2.9% | 25.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 11.3% | 6.1% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -1.6% | 3.5% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Benin or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Benin and Liberia?
- 0.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Benin ranks 91st and Liberia ranks 88th of 216 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 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.