Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Gas consumption
Afghanistan
0.9203 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Uruguay
1.02 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
116th
Uruguay rank
114th
Gas consumption over time
- Afghanistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.02 terawatt-hours against 0.9203 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0997 terawatt-hours.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 114th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.52 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5.52 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.58 terawatt-hours | 0.0217 terawatt-hours | 4.56 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.5743 terawatt-hours | 0.7477 terawatt-hours | 0.1734 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 0.7355 terawatt-hours | 0.9282 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.9203 terawatt-hours | 0.646 terawatt-hours | 0.2742 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption, Afghanistan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.02 terawatt-hours against 0.9203 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gas consumption between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 0.0997 terawatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for gas consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 114th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption. 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.