Niger vs Sierra Leone: Energy intensity

Niger
0.546 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.5434 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Niger rank
143rd
Sierra Leone rank
144th

Energy intensity over time

  • Niger
  • Sierra Leone
0.40.60.811.2198020012022

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.546 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5434 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0026 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Niger ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 144th of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4091 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5983 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1892 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sierra Leone
1990s 0.5715 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7966 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2251 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sierra Leone
2000s 0.4182 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4504 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0322 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sierra Leone
2010s 0.5664 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4277 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1388 kilowatt-hours per dollar Niger
2020s 0.5381 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5345 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0036 kilowatt-hours per dollar Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Niger or Sierra Leone?
Niger, at 0.546 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5434 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Niger and Sierra Leone?
0.0026 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for energy intensity?
Niger ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 144th 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.