Denmark vs Sierra Leone: Energy intensity

Denmark
0.5257 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.5434 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Denmark rank
147th
Sierra Leone rank
145th

Energy intensity over time

  • Denmark
  • Sierra Leone
0.511.522.5196519932022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.5434 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5257 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Denmark, a difference of 0.0177 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

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

Denmark ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 145th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5983 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9272 kilowatt-hours per dollar Denmark
1990s 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7966 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5984 kilowatt-hours per dollar Denmark
2000s 1.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4504 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5663 kilowatt-hours per dollar Denmark
2010s 0.7273 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4277 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2997 kilowatt-hours per dollar Denmark
2020s 0.5374 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5345 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0029 kilowatt-hours per dollar Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Denmark or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.5434 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5257 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Denmark and Sierra Leone?
0.0177 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sierra Leone?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Sierra Leone rank globally for energy intensity?
Denmark ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 145th of 166 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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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.