Ethiopia vs Somalia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Ethiopia
2.5%
in 2024
Somalia
2.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
84th
Somalia rank
82nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 84th and Somalia ranks 82nd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | -0.2% | 6.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.9% | -5.2% | 9.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.7% | 4.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 5.2% | 4.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 5.4% | 2.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Ethiopia ranks 84th 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.