Kiribati vs Turkmenistan: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Kiribati
12.1%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
11.3%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
9th
Turkmenistan rank
11th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Kiribati
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 12.1% against 11.3% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kiribati ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 11th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 6.8% | 1.5% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.9% | 0.9% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 8.0% | 8.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 4.5% | 2.5% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Kiribati or Turkmenistan?
- Kiribati, at 12.1% against 11.3% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Kiribati and Turkmenistan?
- 0.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Turkmenistan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Kiribati ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 11th 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.