Cape Verde vs Eritrea: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Cape Verde
3.6%
in 2024
Eritrea
3.8%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
61st
Eritrea rank
58th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Cape Verde
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Eritrea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 61st and Eritrea ranks 58th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 5.6% | 3.5% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 25.5% | -5.6% | 31.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | -2.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Cape Verde or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 0.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Eritrea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Cape Verde ranks 61st and Eritrea ranks 58th 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.