* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Energy use per capita, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 17 countries was 4211.98 kilograms of oil equivalent. The highest value was in Qatar: 16343.04 kilograms of oil equivalent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 155 kilograms of oil equivalent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2024. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Qatar 16343.04 1 1990 - 2023
Bahrain 10511.61 2 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 9139.54 3 1990 - 2023
Kuwait 8952.27 4 1990 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 7148.59 5 1990 - 2023
Oman 5908.43 6 1990 - 2023
Iran 3399.1 7 1990 - 2023
Libya 2662.17 8 1990 - 2023
Iraq 1506.05 9 1990 - 2023
Algeria 1503.41 10 1990 - 2023
Egypt 928.39 11 1990 - 2023
Tunisia 901.54 12 1990 - 2023
Lebanon 780.33 13 1990 - 2023
Jordan 767.64 14 1990 - 2023
Morocco 600.64 15 1990 - 2023
Syria 395.89 16 1990 - 2023
Yemen 155 17 1990 - 2023


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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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