Cape Verde vs French Guiana: Electricity generation from oil
Cape Verde
0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2024
French Guiana
0.34 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
118th
French Guiana rank
121st
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Cape Verde
- French Guiana
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.36 terawatt-hours against 0.34 terawatt-hours in French Guiana, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 118th and French Guiana ranks 121st of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and French Guiana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.219 terawatt-hours | 0.241 terawatt-hours | 0.022 terawatt-hours | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.356 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 0.355 terawatt-hours | 0.3375 terawatt-hours | 0.0175 terawatt-hours | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Cape Verde or French Guiana?
- Cape Verde, at 0.36 terawatt-hours against 0.34 terawatt-hours in French Guiana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Cape Verde and French Guiana?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and French Guiana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and French Guiana rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Cape Verde ranks 118th and French Guiana ranks 121st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.