Cuba vs Jordan: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Cuba
1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Jordan
1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cuba rank
58th
Jordan rank
55th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Cuba
  • Jordan
1234198020012022

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cuba, a difference of 0.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 58th and Jordan ranks 55th of 163 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Jordan Difference Ahead
1980s 2.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
1990s 3.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.95 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
2000s 1.93 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.51 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4263 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
2010s 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1945 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
2020s 1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0252 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Cuba or Jordan?
Jordan, at 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Jordan?
0.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jordan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Jordan rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Cuba ranks 58th and Jordan ranks 55th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.