Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Primary energy use per person

Guinea-Bissau
692.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
South Sudan
611.22 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
194th
South Sudan rank
197th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Sudan
4006008001.0k1.2k198020022024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 692.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 611.22 kilowatt-hours per person in South Sudan, a difference of 81.33 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 194th and South Sudan ranks 197th of 214 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 794.38 kilowatt-hours per person 660.22 kilowatt-hours per person 134.15 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau
2020s 706.56 kilowatt-hours per person 629.13 kilowatt-hours per person 77.44 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
Guinea-Bissau, at 692.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 611.22 kilowatt-hours per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
81.33 kilowatt-hours per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 194th and South Sudan ranks 197th 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.