Nicaragua vs Suriname: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Nicaragua
0.3%
in 2024
Suriname
0.4%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
144th
Suriname rank
142nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 142nd of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | -2.8% | 4.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.5% | 3.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -0.0% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Nicaragua ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 142nd 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.