Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Sierra Leone
806.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Uganda
637.01 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Uganda rank
200th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
2004006008001.0k1.2k198020022024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 806.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 637.01 kilowatt-hours per person in Uganda, a difference of 169.02 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 200th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 977.77 kilowatt-hours per person 201.17 kilowatt-hours per person 776.61 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone
1990s 868.03 kilowatt-hours per person 252 kilowatt-hours per person 616.03 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone
2000s 440.86 kilowatt-hours per person 363.83 kilowatt-hours per person 77.02 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone
2010s 599.99 kilowatt-hours per person 593.2 kilowatt-hours per person 6.79 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone
2020s 766.71 kilowatt-hours per person 642.17 kilowatt-hours per person 124.54 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Sierra Leone, at 806.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 637.01 kilowatt-hours per person in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
169.02 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 200th of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
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
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.