Liberia vs Uganda: Primary energy use per person

Liberia
569.85 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Uganda
637.01 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
199th
Uganda rank
196th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Liberia
  • Uganda
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k198020022024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 637.01 kilowatt-hours per person against 569.85 kilowatt-hours per person in Liberia, a difference of 67.16 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 196th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 3,061 kilowatt-hours per person 201.17 kilowatt-hours per person 2,860 kilowatt-hours per person Liberia
1990s 725.73 kilowatt-hours per person 252 kilowatt-hours per person 473.73 kilowatt-hours per person Liberia
2000s 693.11 kilowatt-hours per person 363.83 kilowatt-hours per person 329.28 kilowatt-hours per person Liberia
2010s 892.69 kilowatt-hours per person 593.2 kilowatt-hours per person 299.49 kilowatt-hours per person Liberia
2020s 554.85 kilowatt-hours per person 642.17 kilowatt-hours per person 87.32 kilowatt-hours per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Liberia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 637.01 kilowatt-hours per person against 569.85 kilowatt-hours per person in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Liberia and Uganda?
67.16 kilowatt-hours per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Uganda rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Liberia ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 196th 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.