Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Gabon
3.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.2%
in 2024
Gabon rank
64th
Sierra Leone rank
65th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Gabon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 2.3% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -0.7% | 2.5% | Gabon |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -1.6% | 0.8% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 8.1% | 4.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 7.2% | 6.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Gabon or Sierra Leone?
- Gabon, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Gabon ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th 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.