China vs Uganda: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
China
2.1%
in 2025
Uganda
2.2%
in 2024
China rank
95th
Uganda rank
93rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- China
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.
China ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 93rd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 3.3% | 2.2% | China |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 4.7% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.6% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 7.0% | 3.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, China or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.2% against 2.1% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between China and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uganda?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do China and Uganda rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- China ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 93rd 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.