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Energy Consumption by Country 2024

Primary energy use per person, in kilograms of oil equivalent: the energy a country produces and imports, less what it exports and sells to ships and aircraft on international routes, divided by its population.

Iceland has the highest primary energy use per person: 16,248 in 2024. Next are Qatar (15,155), Trinidad and Tobago (10,506), Kuwait (9,893) and Bahrain (9,511). South Sudan has the lowest primary energy use per person: 63 in 2024. The median across the 149 countries is 1,503, counting each country once, so it is not a world average.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. 149 of 217 countries and territories have a figure. Every figure is for 2024.

Highest
16,248
Iceland, 2024
Lowest
63
South Sudan, 2024
Median
1,503
Counting each country once, so it is not a world average
Coverage
149 of 217
Countries and territories with a figure; 2024
Energy Consumption by Country: 2024 Rankings: 149 countries and territories ranked by primary energy use per person, with the year of each figure.
#CountryEnergy use (kg of oil equivalent per person)YearChange since 2014 (%)
1Iceland16,2482024-9.5%
2Qatar15,1552024-14.9%
3Trinidad and Tobago10,5062024-28.1%
4Kuwait9,8932024+13.8%
5Bahrain9,5112024-7.3%
6Brunei8,9302024+4.7%
7United Arab Emirates8,8382024-6.0%
8Canada7,1192024-8.5%
9Saudi Arabia6,6762024-16.1%
10United States6,4542024-6.7%
11Russia5,7272024+16.5%
12Finland5,6472024-9.6%
13South Korea5,5642024+6.4%
14Oman5,4222024-10.0%
15Singapore5,2462024+5.2%
16Australia5,0002024-7.5%
17Norway4,8772024-11.6%
18Turkmenistan4,6822024+24.6%
19Luxembourg4,5222024-34.3%
20Sweden4,3292024-13.4%
21Belgium4,0772024-13.3%
22Curaçao3,8412024-70.2%
23Kazakhstan3,6192024-2.1%
24New Zealand3,5722024-20.4%
25Iran3,4562024+19.9%
26Netherlands3,4192024-18.9%
27Czechia3,4172024-14.2%
28Libya3,3222024-11.9%
29Austria3,2942024-12.2%
30Gibraltar3,2342024-15.3%
31France3,1832024-15.3%
32Malaysia3,1762024+10.2%
33Estonia3,0982024-26.7%
34Japan3,0042024-12.8%
35Slovenia2,9992024-7.3%
36Belarus2,9652024+1.4%
37China2,9472024+35.3%
38Slovakia2,9252024-2.9%
39Germany2,8742024-24.2%
40Poland2,6222024+6.0%
41Bulgaria2,6082024+4.3%
42Lithuania2,5522024+7.4%
43Hungary2,5212024+4.0%
44Denmark2,4932024-13.5%
45Switzerland2,4832024-18.1%
46Ireland2,4702024-9.4%
47Israel2,4432024-3.4%
48Mongolia2,3962024+34.4%
49Serbia2,3702024+27.3%
50Spain2,3062024-6.2%
51Latvia2,2632024+4.0%
52Italy2,2482024-7.6%
53Croatia2,2332024+16.9%
54Bosnia and Herzegovina2,1782024+29.5%
55United Kingdom2,0952024-24.3%
56Chile2,0672024+6.2%
57Uruguay1,9592024+40.2%
58Greece1,9562024-8.1%
59Türkiye1,9362024+25.4%
60Gabon1,9322024-24.0%
61South Africa1,9072024-22.0%
62Thailand1,8352024-4.8%
63Portugal1,8182024-10.7%
64Montenegro1,7652024+15.2%
65Argentina1,7372024-9.2%
66Azerbaijan1,7322024+13.5%
67Cyprus1,7202024+3.7%
68Suriname1,6882024-5.5%
69Ukraine1,6422024-28.6%
70Romania1,5912024+0.7%
71Georgia1,5512024+29.9%
72Algeria1,5462024+13.8%
73Iraq1,5402024+42.2%
74Brazil1,5282024+0.4%
75Uzbekistan1,5032024+20.9%
76Mexico1,4982024-9.1%
77Venezuela1,4572024-33.0%
78Hong Kong1,4432024-24.0%
79Moldova1,4322024+12.1%
80North Macedonia1,3882024-1.2%
81Malta1,3702024-23.6%
82Botswana1,3472024+1.4%
83Armenia1,3122024+25.4%
84Equatorial Guinea1,2512024-18.1%
85Mauritius1,2292024+11.2%
86Vietnam1,1882024+59.4%
87Costa Rica1,1212024+5.3%
88Paraguay1,0562024+22.9%
89Indonesia1,0202024+43.8%
90Panama1,0022024-3.2%
91Eswatini9772024-2.8%
92Dominican Republic9542024+27.9%
93Guatemala9402024+24.3%
94Ecuador9272024-5.7%
95Albania8882024+5.1%
96Egypt8832024+6.1%
97Colombia8442024-5.9%
98Laos8422024+83.8%
99Tunisia8412024-10.5%
100Peru8402024+15.3%
101Jamaica8372024-7.0%
102Bolivia8332024+10.0%
103Zambia8122024+18.3%
104El Salvador7872024+21.2%
105Jordan7802024-16.1%
106Cuba7772024-17.1%
106India7772024+27.0%
108Lebanon7332024-38.6%
109North Korea7142024+51.5%
110Kyrgyzstan7082024+2.4%
111Namibia6772024-1.9%
112Nicaragua6132024+4.6%
113Morocco6122024+10.2%
113Philippines6122024+31.5%
115Cambodia5932024+62.3%
116Honduras5862024-3.1%
117Kenya5632024+10.2%
118Republic of the Congo5302024-2.6%
119Uganda5032024+10.4%
120Togo4932024+8.2%
121Zimbabwe4902024+6.5%
122Côte d'Ivoire4772024+8.8%
123Nepal4512024+4.6%
124Sri Lanka4392024-9.6%
125Benin4302024+17.2%
126Angola4242024-10.4%
127Tajikistan4202024+39.2%
128Myanmar4172024+13.2%
129DR Congo4022024+11.7%
130Ghana3952024+22.9%
131Ethiopia3932024+3.5%
132Tanzania3892024-6.2%
132Pakistan3892024-11.0%
134Mozambique3642024-5.1%
135Rwanda3592024-5.6%
135Sudan3592024-24.6%
137Syria3332024-37.9%
137Burkina Faso3332024+25.6%
139Cameroon3302024-15.5%
140Haiti3252024-18.9%
141Senegal3242024+13.6%
142Nigeria3172024-9.1%
143Madagascar3022024+11.5%
144Eritrea2942024+10.6%
145Bangladesh2882024+29.8%
146Niger1732024+14.4%
147Chad1712024-19.6%
148Yemen1492024-42.6%
149South Sudan632024+1.7%

Each figure in the Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per person) column is the latest available for that country, and every one is for 2024. Values are rounded for display; the CSV download has full precision.

68 countries and territories have no figure

Afghanistan, American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Channel Islands, Comoros, Djibouti, Dominica, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Isle of Man, Kiribati, Kosovo, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, Somalia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Gambia, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, West Bank and Gaza.

World map of primary energy use per person, 2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Highest: Iceland 16,248 (2024), Qatar 15,155 (2024), Trinidad and Tobago 10,506 (2024). Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. 5 ranked countries are too small for the map's outlines and drawn as a dot at the capital. Shapes show location only.
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Then and now

United States2000: 8,0552024: 6,454China2000: 8982024: 2,947India2000: 3952024: 777Japan2000: 4,0672024: 3,004Germany2000: 4,0942024: 2,874United Kingdom2000: 3,7862024: 2,095
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. Years 2000 to 2024; each panel has its own scale.
The first 10 in each year, among the countries with a figure that year; the last column is the table above (2024).
#20142024
1Iceland (17,947)Iceland (16,248)
2Qatar (17,817)Qatar (15,155)
3Trinidad and Tobago (14,612)Trinidad and Tobago (10,506)
4Curaçao (12,909)Kuwait (9,893)
5Bahrain (10,257)Bahrain (9,511)
6United Arab Emirates (9,398)Brunei (8,930)
7Kuwait (8,692)United Arab Emirates (8,838)
8Brunei (8,530)Canada (7,119)
9Saudi Arabia (7,960)Saudi Arabia (6,676)
10Canada (7,780)United States (6,454)

Laos rose the most since 2014, +83.8%, among the 149 countries with figures for both 2014 and 2024. Curaçao fell the most, -70.2%.

Rose the most since 2014

  • Laos: +83.8%
  • Cambodia: +62.3%
  • Vietnam: +59.4%
  • North Korea: +51.5%
  • Indonesia: +43.8%

Fell the most since 2014

  • Curaçao: -70.2%
  • Yemen: -42.6%
  • Lebanon: -38.6%
  • Syria: -37.9%
  • Luxembourg: -34.3%

From the change column: countries whose latest figure is for 2024 and that have a 2014 figure.

By region

primary energy use per person by World Bank region: countries with a figure, highest, lowest and median.
RegionCountriesHighestLowestMedian, each country counted once
East Asia & Pacific18Brunei (8,930)Myanmar (417)2,115
Europe & Central Asia49Iceland (16,248)Tajikistan (420)2,483
Latin America & Caribbean24Trinidad and Tobago (10,506)Haiti (325)978
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan20Qatar (15,155)Yemen (149)1,543
North America2Canada (7,119)United States (6,454)6,787
South Asia4India (777)Bangladesh (288)445
Sub-Saharan Africa32Gabon (1,932)South Sudan (63)413

Where major economies rank

  • United States: 6,454 in 2024, rank 10 of 149.
  • China: 2,947 in 2024, rank 37 of 149.
  • India: 777 in 2024, rank 106 of 149.
  • Japan: 3,004 in 2024, rank 34 of 149.
  • Germany: 2,874 in 2024, rank 39 of 149.
  • United Kingdom: 2,095 in 2024, rank 55 of 149.
  • France: 3,183 in 2024, rank 31 of 149.
  • Brazil: 1,528 in 2024, rank 74 of 149.
  • Canada: 7,119 in 2024, rank 8 of 149.
  • Nigeria: 317 in 2024, rank 142 of 149.

Compare these economies side by side

About energy consumption

Primary energy is counted before it is turned into electricity, fuel or heat, so a country that burns coal or gas to make electricity shows a larger figure than one that gets the same electricity from hydropower, whose primary energy is counted as the electricity it produces.

The figures come from the International Energy Agency’s energy balances, published by the World Bank, and cover the countries the agency reports on. Cold climates, heavy industry and energy exports all raise use per person; the figure is not a measure of household consumption.

About these figures

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. (The publisher's definition of “Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)”, copied from the World Bank (World Development Indicators) on 2026-09-07.)

Unit. kg of oil equivalent per capita

Coverage. 149 of 217 countries and territories have a figure. Every figure is for 2024.

The median and any other summary on this page count each country once, so they are not world averages. Values are rounded for display; the CSV download has full precision.

The publisher revises past years when it updates the series, so a figure here can change after it first appears.

Questions about these figures

Which country has the highest primary energy use per person?

Iceland has the highest primary energy use per person: 16,248 in 2024. The figures come from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Which country has the lowest primary energy use per person?

South Sudan has the lowest primary energy use per person: 63 in 2024.

How many countries are ranked, and for which years?

149 countries and territories have a figure in this ranking. Every figure is for 2024.

What is the median primary energy use per person across countries?

The median is 1,503: half of the 149 countries are above it and half below. Every figure is for 2024. It counts each country once, so it is not a world average.

Which country's primary energy use per person changed the most since 2014?

Among the 149 countries with figures for both 2014 and 2024, Laos changed the most: +83.8% since 2014, to 842 in 2024.

Where does the United States rank on primary energy use per person?

The United States ranks 10 of 149, at 6,454 in 2024.

Which country has the highest primary energy use per person in each region?

East Asia & Pacific: Brunei (8,930); Europe & Central Asia: Iceland (16,248); Latin America & Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago (10,506); Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Qatar (15,155); North America: Canada (7,119); South Asia: India (777); Sub-Saharan Africa: Gabon (1,932). Figures are for 2024 unless another year is shown. Regions follow the World Bank's groups.

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