Benin vs Liberia: Energy intensity
Benin
0.7613 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Liberia
0.7357 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Benin rank
112th
Liberia rank
114th
Energy intensity over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.7613 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7357 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Liberia, a difference of 0.0256 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.
Benin ranks 112th and Liberia ranks 114th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2732 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9021 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.629 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.3657 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7881 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.8094 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8464 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0371 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0207 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.8778 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7108 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1669 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Benin or Liberia?
- Benin, at 0.7613 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7357 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Liberia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Benin and Liberia?
- 0.0256 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for energy intensity?
- Benin ranks 112th and Liberia ranks 114th of 165 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.