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
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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

Indicator
Energy intensity
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
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

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