Cape Verde vs Liberia: Oil consumption

Cape Verde
2.95 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Liberia
2.89 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
185th
Liberia rank
186th

Oil consumption over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Liberia
02468198020022024

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2.95 terawatt-hours against 2.89 terawatt-hours in Liberia, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 185th and Liberia ranks 186th of 220 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.57 terawatt-hours 6.3 terawatt-hours 5.73 terawatt-hours Liberia
1990s 0.4517 terawatt-hours 1.65 terawatt-hours 1.2 terawatt-hours Liberia
2000s 2.34 terawatt-hours 2.32 terawatt-hours 0.027 terawatt-hours Cape Verde
2010s 3.6 terawatt-hours 4.06 terawatt-hours 0.4612 terawatt-hours Liberia
2020s 2.85 terawatt-hours 2.77 terawatt-hours 0.0768 terawatt-hours Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, Cape Verde or Liberia?
Cape Verde, at 2.95 terawatt-hours against 2.89 terawatt-hours in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption between Cape Verde and Liberia?
0.06 terawatt-hours, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Liberia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Liberia rank globally for oil consumption?
Cape Verde ranks 185th and Liberia ranks 186th 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 Oil consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 10,699 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.