Iceland vs Sudan: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Iceland
-4.9%
in 2025
Sudan
-4.1%
in 2024
Iceland rank
202nd
Sudan rank
200th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Iceland
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -4.1% against -4.9% in Iceland, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 202nd and Sudan ranks 200th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 1.3% | 5.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 14.7% | 4.8% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.2% | 1.2% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -6.7% | 6.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Iceland or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -4.1% against -4.9% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Iceland and Sudan?
- 0.8%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sudan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sudan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Iceland ranks 202nd and Sudan ranks 200th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.