Cape Verde vs Gabon: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Cape Verde
3.6%
in 2024
Gabon
3.4%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
61st
Gabon rank
64th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Cape Verde
- Gabon
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 61st and Gabon ranks 64th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.3% | 5.8% | 10.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 25.5% | -0.8% | 26.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 4.1% | 2.3% | Gabon |
| 2020s | -2.0% | 0.9% | 2.9% | Gabon |
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 Gabon?
- Cape Verde, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 0.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Gabon rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Cape Verde ranks 61st and Gabon ranks 64th 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.