Chad vs Maldives: Primary energy use
Chad
7.77 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives
7.75 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Chad rank
161st
Maldives rank
162nd
Primary energy use over time
- Chad
- Maldives
How they compare
Chad currently reports 7.77 terawatt-hours against 7.75 terawatt-hours in Maldives, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 161st and Maldives ranks 162nd of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9303 terawatt-hours | 0.2011 terawatt-hours | 0.7292 terawatt-hours | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.943 terawatt-hours | 0.9477 terawatt-hours | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 2.2 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.45 terawatt-hours | 6.37 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2020s | 7.85 terawatt-hours | 6.85 terawatt-hours | 0.9974 terawatt-hours | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Chad or Maldives?
- Chad, at 7.77 terawatt-hours against 7.75 terawatt-hours in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Chad and Maldives?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Maldives rank globally for primary energy use?
- Chad ranks 161st and Maldives ranks 162nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.