Greenland vs Suriname: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Greenland
0.3%
in 2024
Suriname
0.4%
in 2024
Greenland rank
148th
Suriname rank
145th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Greenland
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Greenland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.4 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 145th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | -2.8% | 10.3% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 1.2% | 1.4% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Greenland or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Greenland and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Suriname?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Suriname rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Greenland ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 145th 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.