Brunei vs Myanmar: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Brunei
7.6%
in 2024
Myanmar
8.7%
in 2024
Brunei rank
20th
Myanmar rank
18th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Brunei
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 8.7% against 7.6% in Brunei, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 20th and Myanmar ranks 18th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Brunei |
| 1990s | -1.4% | 5.6% | 7.0% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 4.6% | 4.1% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 10.8% | 6.8% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -1.3% | 2.5% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Brunei or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 8.7% against 7.6% in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Brunei and Myanmar?
- 1.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Myanmar?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Myanmar rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Brunei ranks 20th and Myanmar ranks 18th 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.