USSR vs Venezuela: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
USSR
-1.6%
in 1991
Venezuela
-1.5%
in 2025
USSR rank
181st
Venezuela rank
179th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- USSR
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -1.5% against -1.6% in USSR, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
USSR ranks 181st and Venezuela ranks 179th of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1.4% | USSR |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 5.9% | 1.3% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | USSR |
| 1990s | -1.4% | 2.1% | 3.4% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, USSR or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -1.5% against -1.6% in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between USSR and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Venezuela?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Venezuela rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- USSR ranks 181st and Venezuela ranks 179th 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.