Ghana vs Yemen: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Ghana
5.3%
in 2024
Yemen
5.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
42nd
Yemen rank
41st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Ghana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Yemen ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 41st of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 5.8% | 1.7% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -1.2% | 3.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 11.7% | 5.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 7.4% | -1.0% | 8.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 7.2% | -1.5% | 8.7% | 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Ghana and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 41st 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.