Libya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Libya
10.3%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
11.6%
in 2024
Libya rank
14th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
11th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Libya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 11.6% against 10.3% in Libya, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Libya ranks 14th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 11.8% | 10.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Libya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.6% against 10.3% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Libya ranks 14th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 217 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.