Ghana vs Palestine, State of: Energy intensity of the economy

Ghana
0.77 kWh per 2011$PPP
in 2016
Palestine, State of
0.749 kWh per 2011$PPP
in 2015
Ghana rank
121st
Palestine, State of rank
124th

Energy intensity of the economy over time

  • Ghana
  • Palestine, State of
0.250.50.7511.2198019982016

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.77 kWh per 2011$PPP against 0.749 kWh per 2011$PPP in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.021 kWh per 2011$PPP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 121st and Palestine, State of ranks 124th of 161 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 0.83 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.2017 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.6283 kWh per 2011$PPP Ghana
2000s 0.8466 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.6181 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.2285 kWh per 2011$PPP Ghana
2010s 0.844 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.5598 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.2842 kWh per 2011$PPP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity of the economy, Ghana or Palestine, State of?
Ghana, at 0.77 kWh per 2011$PPP against 0.749 kWh per 2011$PPP in Palestine, State of as of 2016.
What is the difference in energy intensity of the economy between Ghana and Palestine, State of?
0.021 kWh per 2011$PPP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Palestine, State of?
19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.
How do Ghana and Palestine, State of rank globally for energy intensity of the economy?
Ghana ranks 121st and Palestine, State of ranks 124th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database, published as Energy intensity of the economy (kWh per 2011$PPP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Palestine, State of: Energy intensity of the economy. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/energy-intensity-of-the-economy-kwh-per-2011-ppp/ghana/west-bank-and-gaza/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/energy-intensity-of-the-economy-kwh-per-2011-ppp/ghana/west-bank-and-gaza/">Ghana vs Palestine, State of: Energy intensity of the economy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity of the economy (kWh per 2011$PPP)
Unit
kWh per 2011$PPP
Source
Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 6,650 data points, 1965–2016
Last refreshed

Energy intensity is measured as primary energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product. This is measured in kilowatt-hours per 2011$ (PPP).