USSR vs Venezuela: Primary energy use, annual growth rate
USSR
-1.57 % change on previous year
in 1991
Venezuela
-1.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
USSR rank
181st
Venezuela rank
179th
Primary energy use, annual growth rate over time
- USSR
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -1.48 % change on previous year against -1.57 % change on previous year in USSR, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
USSR ranks 181st and Venezuela ranks 179th of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | USSR |
| 1970s | 4.63 % change on previous year | 5.91 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 0.7448 % change on previous year | USSR |
| 1990s | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, annual growth rate, USSR or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -1.48 % change on previous year against -1.57 % change on previous year in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, annual growth rate between USSR and Venezuela?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Venezuela?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Venezuela rank globally for primary energy use, annual growth rate?
- USSR ranks 181st and Venezuela ranks 179th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary energy use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.