Ghana vs Vanuatu: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Ghana
5.3%
in 2024
Vanuatu
5.5%
in 2024
Ghana rank
42nd
Vanuatu rank
39th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Ghana
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 5.5% against 5.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Vanuatu ranks 39th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4.1% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -6.4% | 8.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 15.4% | 9.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.3% | 3.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.9% | 0.7% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Ghana or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 5.5% against 5.3% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Vanuatu rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Vanuatu ranks 39th 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.