Chad vs Somalia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Chad
2.5%
in 2024
Somalia
2.6%
in 2024
Chad rank
83rd
Somalia rank
82nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Chad, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 83rd and Somalia ranks 82nd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 7.3% | -5.2% | 12.5% | Chad |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.7% | 2.6% | Chad |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 5.2% | 14.6% | Chad |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 5.4% | 3.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Chad or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Chad ranks 83rd and Somalia ranks 82nd 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.