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Energy use per capita, 2015:

The average for 2015 based on 2 countries was 1787.91 kilograms of oil equivalent. The highest value was in Chile: 2016.69 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
Chile 2016.69 1 1971 - 2015
Mexico 1559.12 2 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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