Benin vs Norway: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Benin
2.3%
in 2024
Norway
2.5%
in 2025
Benin rank
91st
Norway rank
89th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Benin
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Norway ahead.
Benin ranks 91st and Norway ranks 89th of 217 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 0.2% | 27.7% | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 0.5% | 4.7% | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -0.0% | 1.8% | 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 Norway?
- Norway, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Benin and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Norway?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Norway rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Benin ranks 91st and Norway ranks 89th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.