Energy intensity in Comoros
Comoros: Energy intensity was 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▲ Rising
Energy intensity in Comoros, 1980–2022
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity in Comoros peaked at 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2268 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 1986.
That places Comoros 72nd out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Energy intensity in Comoros, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5178 kilowatt-hours per dollar | — |
| 1981 | 0.4971 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4673 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4459 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4202 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2268 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -46.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4803 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +111.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4681 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4744 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.559 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5227 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4746 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4537 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4719 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4489 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4499 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.425 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5063 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6618 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +35.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6663 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6438 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7936 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8419 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7747 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8023 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.515 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4987 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5816 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6876 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5842 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5869 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6421 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5525 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5687 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6518 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7967 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5571 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5922 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6714 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9816 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8261 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6483 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy intensity in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +111.8% | 0.2268 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4803 kilowatt-hours per dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4427 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2268 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5178 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4802 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.425 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.559 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.678 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4987 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8419 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.622 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5525 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7967 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8929 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6714 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More energy & mining data for Comoros
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.43 % 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 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy intensity in Comoros?
- Energy intensity in Comoros was 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy intensity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2268 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1986.
- How does Comoros rank for energy intensity?
- Comoros ranks 72nd out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.