Prime energy consumption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Prime energy consumption, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 190 countries was 3.088 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in China: 161.897 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Montserrat: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: quadrillion Btu; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Prime energy consumption, 2023 Global rank Available data
China 161.897 1 1980 - 2023
USA 93.691 2 1980 - 2023
India 36.209 3 1980 - 2023
Russia 32.703 4 1992 - 2023
Japan 16.107 5 1980 - 2023
Iran 14.568 6 1980 - 2023
Canada 12.454 7 1980 - 2023
South Korea 12.144 8 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 11.686 9 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 10.514 10 1980 - 2023
Brazil 10.322 11 1980 - 2023
Germany 10.183 12 1991 - 2023
France 8.438 13 1980 - 2023
Mexico 7.465 14 1980 - 2023
UK 6.449 15 1980 - 2023
Turkey 6.154 16 1980 - 2023
Australia 5.962 17 1980 - 2023
Thailand 5.779 18 1980 - 2023
Italy 5.708 19 1980 - 2023
South Africa 5.449 20 1980 - 2023
Spain 4.893 21 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 4.797 22 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 4.794 23 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 4.04 24 1980 - 2023
Egypt 4.006 25 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 3.975 26 1980 - 2023
Singapore 3.81 27 1980 - 2023
Poland 3.8 28 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 3.516 29 1992 - 2023
Pakistan 3.484 30 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 3.321 31 1980 - 2023
Iraq 2.899 32 1980 - 2023
Algeria 2.855 33 1980 - 2023
Qatar 2.426 34 1980 - 2023
Belgium 2.239 35 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 2.178 36 1992 - 2023
Philippines 2.028 37 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 1.972 38 1992 - 2023
Bangladesh 1.967 39 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 1.923 40 1992 - 2023
Kuwait 1.886 41 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 1.822 42 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 1.542 43 1980 - 2023
Colombia 1.533 44 1980 - 2023
Oman 1.498 45 1980 - 2023
Sweden 1.497 46 1980 - 2023
Czechia 1.483 47 1993 - 2023
Chile 1.422 48 1980 - 2023
Norway 1.144 49 1980 - 2023
Romania 1.128 50 1980 - 2023
Austria 1.098 51 1980 - 2023
Peru 1.047 52 1980 - 2023
Israel 1.041 53 1980 - 2023
Finland 1.025 54 1980 - 2023
Greece 0.962 55 1980 - 2023
Belarus 0.956 56 1992 - 2023
Hungary 0.922 57 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 0.892 58 1980 - 2023
Morocco 0.887 59 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0.883 60 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.869 61 1980 - 2023
Portugal 0.773 62 1980 - 2023
Libya 0.737 63 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 0.693 64 1993 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.686 65 1992 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.654 66 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 0.642 67 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 0.631 68 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0.63 69 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.616 70 1980 - 2023
Serbia 0.609 71 2006 - 2023
Ireland 0.606 72 1980 - 2023
Denmark 0.586 73 1980 - 2023
Burma 0.454 74 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.446 75 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.412 76 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0.376 77 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 0.359 78 1980 - 2023
Ghana 0.355 79 1980 - 2023
Panama 0.348 80 1980 - 2023
Angola 0.336 81 1980 - 2023
Syria 0.32 82 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 0.31 83 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0.308 84 1980 - 2023
Croatia 0.307 85 1992 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.304 86 1980 - 2023
Kenya 0.304 87 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.291 88 1992 - 2023
Cuba 0.287 89 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.284 90 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.28 91 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 0.273 92 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 0.273 93 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.265 94 1980 - 2023
Laos 0.264 95 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 0.249 96 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0.241 97 1992 - 2023
Mongolia 0.23 98 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 0.221 99 1992 - 2023
Georgia 0.214 100 1992 - 2023
Gibraltar 0.21 101 1980 - 2023
Nepal 0.196 102 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.195 103 1992 - 2023
Mozambique 0.195 104 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0.185 105 1980 - 2023
Honduras 0.177 106 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.177 107 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0.176 108 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.171 109 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.168 110 1992 - 2023
Armenia 0.161 111 1992 - 2023
Uruguay 0.155 112 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0.154 113 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.15 114 1980 - 2023
Senegal 0.15 115 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.14 116 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 0.138 117 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.129 118 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0.125 119 1992 - 2023
Latvia 0.124 120 1992 - 2023
Cameroon 0.121 121 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0.12 122 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0.118 123 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0.11 124 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0.109 125 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.103 126 1992 - 2023
Mali 0.102 127 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.101 128 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.101 129 1992 - 2023
Cyprus 0.099 130 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.091 131 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.091 132 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0.08 133 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.08 134 1980 - 2023
Albania 0.077 135 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.077 136 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0.075 137 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.073 138 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.071 139 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.064 140 1990 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.063 141 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.057 142 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0.055 143 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0.05 144 1980 - 2023
Macao 0.046 145 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.046 146 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.045 147 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0.042 148 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.042 149 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.041 150 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0.04 151 2006 - 2023
Guyana 0.038 152 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.038 153 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.038 154 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.029 155 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.027 156 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.025 157 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.023 158 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.023 159 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0.019 160 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.019 161 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.019 162 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0.017 163 1986 - 2023
Belize 0.013 164 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0.013 165 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.013 166 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.012 167 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0.012 168 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.011 169 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.01 170 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.01 171 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.01 172 1994 - 2023
Liberia 0.01 173 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0.008 174 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.007 175 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0.006 176 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.005 177 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0.005 178 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.005 179 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.005 180 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.005 181 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.004 182 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.004 183 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.002 184 1980 - 2023
Micronesia 0.002 185 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.002 186 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0.002 187 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0.001 188 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 189 1980 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 190 1980 - 2023



Definition: Primary energy is energy found in nature before any human-made transformation. It includes sources like crude oil, coal, natural gas, solar, wind, and hydropower. It represents the raw form of energy used as input for conversion or consumption.

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1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Russia
5. Japan
6. Iran
7. Canada
8. South Korea
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Indonesia
11. Brazil
12. Germany
13. France
14. Mexico
15. UK
16. Turkey
17. Australia
18. Thailand
19. Italy
20. South Africa
21. Spain
22. Taiwan
23. UA Emirates
24. Vietnam
25. Egypt
26. Malaysia
27. Singapore
28. Poland
29. Kazakhstan
30. Pakistan
31. Netherlands
32. Iraq
33. Algeria
34. Qatar
35. Belgium
36. Ukraine
37. Philippines
38. Uzbekistan
39. Bangladesh
40. Turkmenistan
41. Kuwait
42. Nigeria
43. Venezuela
44. Colombia
45. Oman
46. Sweden
47. Czechia
48. Chile
49. Norway
50. Romania
51. Austria
52. Peru
53. Israel
54. Finland
55. Greece
56. Belarus
57. Hungary
58. Switzerland
59. Morocco
60. Bahrain
61. Hong Kong
62. Portugal
63. Libya
64. Slovakia
65. Azerbaijan
66. Bulgaria
67. Ecuador
68. New Zealand
69. North Korea
70. Tr.&Tobago
71. Serbia
72. Ireland
73. Denmark
74. Burma
75. Domin. Rep.
76. Tunisia
77. Jordan
78. Bolivia
79. Ghana
80. Panama
81. Angola
82. Syria
83. Guatemala
84. Sudan
85. Croatia
86. Ethiopia
87. Kenya
88. Bosnia & Herz.
89. Cuba
90. Sri Lanka
91. Puerto Rico
92. Cambodia
93. Tanzania
94. Ivory Coast
95. Laos
96. Lebanon
97. Lithuania
98. Mongolia
99. Slovenia
100. Georgia
101. Gibraltar
102. Nepal
103. Kyrgyzstan
104. Mozambique
105. Brunei
106. Honduras
107. Zimbabwe
108. Paraguay
109. Zambia
110. Tajikistan
111. Armenia
112. Uruguay
113. El Salvador
114. Luxembourg
115. Senegal
116. Afghanistan
117. DR Congo
118. Malta
119. Moldova
120. Latvia
121. Cameroon
122. Jamaica
123. Yemen
124. Uganda
125. Iceland
126. North Macedonia
127. Mali
128. Eq. Guinea
129. Estonia
130. Cyprus
131. Benin
132. Papua N.G.
133. Botswana
134. Burkina Faso
135. Albania
136. Mauritius
137. Guinea
138. Nicaragua
139. Mauritania
140. Namibia
141. N. Caledonia
142. Madagascar
143. Gabon
144. Bhutan
145. Macao
146. Niger
147. R. of Congo
148. Bahamas
149. Togo
150. Haiti
151. Montenegro
152. Guyana
153. Malawi
154. Suriname
155. Chad
156. Maldives
157. Rwanda
158. Fiji
159. Swaziland
160. Barbados
161. Lesotho
162. Sierra Leone
163. Aruba
164. Belize
165. Burundi
166. Seychelles
167. Djibouti
168. Somalia
169. Faroe Isl.
170. Ant.& Barb.
171. Cape Verde
172. Eritrea
173. Liberia
174. Bermuda
175. Gambia
176. Comoros
177. C.A. Republic
178. Grenada
179. G.-Bissau
180. Samoa
181. Solomon Isl.
182. St. Vincent & ...
183. Vanuatu
184. Dominica
185. Micronesia
186. S.T.&Principe
187. Tonga
188. Kiribati
189. Montserrat
190. Tuvalu
161.897
93.691
36.209
32.703
16.107
14.568
12.454
12.144
11.686
10.514
10.322
10.183
8.438
7.465
6.449
6.154
5.962
5.779
5.708
5.449
4.893
4.797
4.794
4.040
4.006
3.975
3.810
3.800
3.516
3.484
3.321
2.899
2.855
2.426
2.239
2.178
2.028
1.972
1.967
1.923
1.886
1.822
1.542
1.533
1.498
1.497
1.483
1.422
1.144
1.128
1.098
1.047
1.041
1.025
0.962
0.956
0.922
0.892
0.887
0.883
0.869
0.773
0.737
0.693
0.686
0.654
0.642
0.631
0.630
0.616
0.609
0.606
0.586
0.454
0.446
0.412
0.376
0.359
0.355
0.348
0.336
0.320
0.310
0.308
0.307
0.304
0.304
0.291
0.287
0.284
0.280
0.273
0.273
0.265
0.264
0.249
0.241
0.230
0.221
0.214
0.210
0.196
0.195
0.195
0.185
0.177
0.177
0.176
0.171
0.168
0.161
0.155
0.154
0.150
0.150
0.140
0.138
0.129
0.125
0.124
0.121
0.120
0.118
0.110
0.109
0.103
0.102
0.101
0.101
0.099
0.091
0.091
0.080
0.080
0.077
0.077
0.075
0.073
0.071
0.064
0.063
0.057
0.055
0.050
0.046
0.046
0.045
0.042
0.042
0.041
0.040
0.038
0.038
0.038
0.029
0.027
0.025
0.023
0.023
0.019
0.019
0.019
0.017
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.012
0.012
0.011
0.010
0.010
0.010
0.010
0.008
0.007
0.006
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.004
0.004
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.001
0.000
0.000
0
40.5
80.9
121.4
161.9


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