Energy use per capita - Country rankings
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Energy use per capita, 2015:
The average for 2015 based on 34 countries was 4181.46 kilograms of oil equivalent. The highest value was in Iceland: 17478.89 kilograms of oil equivalent and the lowest value was in Mexico: 1559.12 kilograms of oil equivalent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2015. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: kilograms of oil equivalent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Energy use per capita, 2015 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 17478.89 | 1 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Canada | 7631 | 2 | 1960 - 2015 |
| USA | 6804 | 3 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Luxembourg | 6548.41 | 4 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Finland | 5924.7 | 5 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Norway | 5817.64 | 6 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Australia | 5483.82 | 7 | 1960 - 2015 |
| South Korea | 5413.35 | 8 | 1971 - 2015 |
| Sweden | 5102.79 | 9 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Belgium | 4687.79 | 10 | 1960 - 2015 |
| New Zealand | 4431.51 | 11 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Netherlands | 4233.04 | 12 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Estonia | 4173.33 | 13 | 1990 - 2015 |
| Czechia | 3860 | 14 | 1971 - 2015 |
| Germany | 3817.55 | 15 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Austria | 3800.3 | 16 | 1960 - 2015 |
| France | 3692.02 | 17 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Japan | 3428.56 | 18 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Slovenia | 3174.87 | 19 | 1990 - 2015 |
| Slovakia | 3003.66 | 20 | 1971 - 2015 |
| Switzerland | 2960.07 | 21 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Ireland | 2819.88 | 22 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Denmark | 2816.61 | 23 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Israel | 2777.88 | 24 | 1971 - 2015 |
| UK | 2764.52 | 25 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Spain | 2571.34 | 26 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Poland | 2490.21 | 27 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Italy | 2481.75 | 28 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Hungary | 2432.75 | 29 | 1965 - 2015 |
| Greece | 2182.07 | 30 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Portugal | 2131.68 | 31 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Chile | 2016.69 | 32 | 1971 - 2015 |
| Turkey | 1657.93 | 33 | 1960 - 2015 |
| Mexico | 1559.12 | 34 | 1971 - 2015 |
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
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