Greenland vs Nicaragua: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Greenland
0.3%
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.3%
in 2024
Greenland rank
145th
Nicaragua rank
144th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Greenland
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Greenland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Greenland ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 144th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 1.4% | 6.1% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 5.0% | 2.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Greenland |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 2.4% | 2.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Greenland or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Greenland and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Nicaragua?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Nicaragua rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Greenland ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 144th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.