Benin vs Suriname: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Benin

0.97 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Suriname

0.82 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Benin rank

135th

Suriname rank

138th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Benin currently reports 0.97 terawatt-hours against 0.82 terawatt-hours in Suriname, a difference of 0.15 terawatt-hours.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

Benin ranks 135th and Suriname ranks 138th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.