Ghana vs Solomon Islands: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Ghana
5.3%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
5.2%
in 2024
Ghana rank
42nd
Solomon Islands rank
43rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Ghana
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 6.8% | 2.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 8.7% | 2.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 7.4% | -1.2% | 8.6% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 0.2% | 7.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Ghana or Solomon Islands?
- Ghana, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Ghana and Solomon Islands?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Solomon Islands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Solomon Islands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd 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.