Benin vs Suriname: Gas consumption per person
Benin
113.87 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Suriname
120.88 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Benin rank
119th
Suriname rank
117th
Gas consumption per person over time
- Benin
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 113.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Benin, a difference of 7.01 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Suriname ahead.
Benin ranks 119th and Suriname ranks 117th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2010s | 9.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 127.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 121.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption per person, Benin or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 113.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gas consumption per person between Benin and Suriname?
- 7.01 kilowatt-hours per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for gas consumption per person?
- Benin ranks 119th and Suriname ranks 117th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.