Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Primary energy use per person

Eritrea
887.37 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
692.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
191st
Guinea-Bissau rank
194th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Eritrea
  • Guinea-Bissau
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k198020022024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 887.37 kilowatt-hours per person against 692.55 kilowatt-hours per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 194.82 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 191st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 194th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1990s 2,171 kilowatt-hours per person 1,136 kilowatt-hours per person 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person Eritrea
2000s 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person 883.55 kilowatt-hours per person 151.05 kilowatt-hours per person Eritrea
2010s 760.85 kilowatt-hours per person 815.99 kilowatt-hours per person 55.14 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau
2020s 833.04 kilowatt-hours per person 706.56 kilowatt-hours per person 126.48 kilowatt-hours per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
Eritrea, at 887.37 kilowatt-hours per person against 692.55 kilowatt-hours per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
194.82 kilowatt-hours per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Eritrea ranks 191st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 194th of 214 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 Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
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.