India vs Syria: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
India
0.7%
in 2025
Syria
0.8%
in 2024
India rank
136th
Syria rank
135th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- India
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was India ahead.
India ranks 136th and Syria ranks 135th of 216 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 0.1% | India |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1% | India |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.9% | 2.6% | India |
| 2010s | 4.4% | -7.8% | 12.2% | India |
| 2020s | 4.2% | -0.1% | 4.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, India or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.8% against 0.7% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between India and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do India and Syria rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- India ranks 136th and Syria ranks 135th 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.