Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Georgia
Georgia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was 5.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Georgia, 1993–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 5.7% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 533.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Georgia peaked at 24.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -44.6%, in 1993.
That places Georgia 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -44.6% | — |
| 1994 | -30.4% | -31.8% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -127.2% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -77.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +137.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | -100.5% |
| 1999 | -4.6% | +22299.1% |
| 2000 | -16.6% | +262.5% |
| 2001 | -9.2% | -44.3% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -286.7% |
| 2003 | -13.9% | -180.8% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -165.5% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +99.1% |
| 2006 | -7.4% | -140.7% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -427.5% |
| 2008 | -1.4% | -106.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -208.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | -2.8% | -311.0% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -423.8% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -51.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +45.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -41.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5% | -110.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -274.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +513.6% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -185.1% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -286.1% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +22.1% |
| 2023 | -1.3% | -112.2% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -533.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 5.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 5.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 16.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -22299.1% | -0.0% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.3% | -44.6% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -16.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -2.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | -4.8% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 32 Botswana 6.1% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 6.0% compare
- 34 Mongolia 5.7% compare
- 36 Central African Republic 5.7% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 5.6% compare
- 38 Nepal 5.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Georgia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 11.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Georgia?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Georgia was 5.7% in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.6% in 1993.
- How does Georgia rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Georgia ranks 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.