Energy use per capita - Country rankings
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Energy use per capita, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 146 countries was 2280.23 kilograms of oil equivalent. The highest value was in Iceland: 16248 kilograms of oil equivalent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 149.19 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 16248 | 1 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 15155.21 | 2 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 10506 | 3 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 9893.24 | 4 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 9510.88 | 5 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 8930.48 | 6 | 1990 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 8837.83 | 7 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Canada | 7119.38 | 8 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6675.8 | 9 | 1990 - 2024 |
| USA | 6453.63 | 10 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Russia | 5727.09 | 11 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Finland | 5647.37 | 12 | 1990 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 5564.26 | 13 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Oman | 5421.61 | 14 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 5245.61 | 15 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Australia | 4999.85 | 16 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Norway | 4877.3 | 17 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 4682.13 | 18 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 4521.69 | 19 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 4328.76 | 20 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 4076.62 | 21 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 3618.91 | 22 | 1990 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 3572.12 | 23 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Iran | 3456.1 | 24 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 3419.1 | 25 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 3416.54 | 26 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Libya | 3321.94 | 27 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Austria | 3294.05 | 28 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 3233.88 | 29 | 1990 - 2024 |
| France | 3182.71 | 30 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 3176.43 | 31 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 3098.15 | 32 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Japan | 3004.23 | 33 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 2999.32 | 34 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 2965.45 | 35 | 1990 - 2024 |
| China | 2946.81 | 36 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 2924.81 | 37 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Germany | 2874.38 | 38 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland | 2621.93 | 39 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 2608.1 | 40 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 2551.93 | 41 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 2521 | 42 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 2492.57 | 43 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 2482.97 | 44 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 2469.59 | 45 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Israel | 2442.94 | 46 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 2396.06 | 47 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 2369.66 | 48 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Spain | 2306.49 | 49 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 2263.46 | 50 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Italy | 2248.36 | 51 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 2233.24 | 52 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 2177.81 | 53 | 1990 - 2024 |
| UK | 2095.41 | 54 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile | 2066.88 | 55 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 1959.28 | 56 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Greece | 1956.1 | 57 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 1935.8 | 58 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 1931.62 | 59 | 1990 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 1906.81 | 60 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 1834.72 | 61 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 1817.69 | 62 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 1764.63 | 63 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 1736.7 | 64 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 1731.91 | 65 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 1720.18 | 66 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 1688.1 | 67 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 1642.15 | 68 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Romania | 1591.08 | 69 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 1551.12 | 70 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 1546.33 | 71 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 1539.6 | 72 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 1528.22 | 73 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 1502.78 | 74 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 1498.05 | 75 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 1457.49 | 76 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 1443.25 | 77 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 1431.6 | 78 | 1990 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 1388.45 | 79 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malta | 1369.93 | 80 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 1346.56 | 81 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 1311.7 | 82 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 1251.05 | 83 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 1228.63 | 84 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 1188.22 | 85 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 1120.95 | 86 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 1056.35 | 87 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 1019.84 | 88 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Panama | 1001.8 | 89 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 977.31 | 90 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 953.99 | 91 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 940.07 | 92 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 926.8 | 93 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Albania | 887.72 | 94 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 883.23 | 95 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 843.88 | 96 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Laos | 842.01 | 97 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 840.78 | 98 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Peru | 840.21 | 99 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 837.49 | 100 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 833.27 | 101 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 812.49 | 102 | 1990 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 786.9 | 103 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 780.33 | 104 | 1990 - 2024 |
| India | 776.54 | 105 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 732.73 | 106 | 1990 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 713.53 | 107 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 707.87 | 108 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 676.86 | 109 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 613.29 | 110 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 612.46 | 111 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 612.34 | 112 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 593.19 | 113 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 585.76 | 114 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 563.48 | 115 | 1990 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 530.07 | 116 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 503.23 | 117 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Togo | 493.5 | 118 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 490.24 | 119 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 477.31 | 120 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 450.61 | 121 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 439.07 | 122 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Benin | 430.48 | 123 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Angola | 424.14 | 124 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 419.77 | 125 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Burma | 417 | 126 | 1990 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 401.53 | 127 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 394.92 | 128 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 393.24 | 129 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 389.1 | 130 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 388.74 | 131 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 363.8 | 132 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 359.47 | 133 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 358.53 | 134 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Syria | 332.78 | 135 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 332.7 | 136 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 329.79 | 137 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 324.94 | 138 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 323.64 | 139 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 317.32 | 140 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 302.38 | 141 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 294.48 | 142 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 288.33 | 143 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Niger | 173.47 | 144 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chad | 170.94 | 145 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 149.19 | 146 | 1990 - 2024 |
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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5647.37
5564.26
5421.61
5245.61
4999.85
4877.30
4682.13
4521.69
4328.76
4076.62
3618.91
3572.12
3456.10
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3182.71
3176.43
3098.15
3004.23
2999.32
2965.45
2946.81
2924.81
2874.38
2621.93
2608.10
2551.93
2521.00
2492.57
2482.97
2469.59
2442.94
2396.06
2369.66
2306.49
2263.46
2248.36
2233.24
2177.81
2095.41
2066.88
1959.28
1956.10
1935.80
1931.62
1906.81
1834.72
1817.69
1764.63
1736.70
1731.91
1720.18
1688.10
1642.15
1591.08
1551.12
1546.33
1539.60
1528.22
1502.78
1498.05
1457.49
1443.25
1431.60
1388.45
1369.93
1346.56
1311.70
1251.05
1228.63
1188.22
1120.95
1056.35
1019.84
1001.80
977.31
953.99
940.07
926.80
887.72
883.23
843.88
842.01
840.78
840.21
837.49
833.27
812.49
786.90
780.33
776.54
732.73
713.53
707.87
676.86
613.29
612.46
612.34
593.19
585.76
563.48
530.07
503.23
493.50
490.24
477.31
450.61
439.07
430.48
424.14
419.77
417.00
401.53
394.92
393.24
389.10
388.74
363.80
359.47
358.53
332.78
332.70
329.79
324.94
323.64
317.32
302.38
294.48
288.33
173.47
170.94
149.19
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