Maldives vs Sierra Leone: Oil consumption
Maldives
7.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sierra Leone
6.75 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives rank
160th
Sierra Leone rank
163rd
Oil consumption over time
- Maldives
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 7.69 terawatt-hours against 6.75 terawatt-hours in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Maldives ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2011 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | 3.35 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9477 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 2.33 terawatt-hours | 0.9808 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.36 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | 2.31 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2020s | 6.8 terawatt-hours | 6.15 terawatt-hours | 0.6479 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, Maldives or Sierra Leone?
- Maldives, at 7.69 terawatt-hours against 6.75 terawatt-hours in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 0.94 terawatt-hours, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sierra Leone rank globally for oil consumption?
- Maldives ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd 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
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.