Maldives vs Uruguay: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Maldives
2.7%
in 2024
Uruguay
2.6%
in 2024
Maldives rank
77th
Uruguay rank
79th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Maldives
- Uruguay
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 77th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 217 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | -1.5% | 39.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 4.9% | 12.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 3.8% | 13.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 0.2% | 4.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 1.9% | 3.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Maldives or Uruguay?
- Maldives, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Maldives and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Uruguay?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Uruguay rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Maldives ranks 77th and Uruguay ranks 79th 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.