Energy Use per Person
Energy use per person, kg of oil equivalent. Gapminder, 2016–2023.
Source: Gapminder (open data, ddf) Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: kg oil eq Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗
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Avg (2023)
2260.7
-1.0% vs 2022
Improving
58
of 149 tracked
Declining
76
period over period
Stable
15
±0.5% band
Energy use
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 2,662 | +72.4% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 780 | +19.4% |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 2,176 | +13.7% |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 555 | +11.4% |
| 🇦🇪 UAE | 9,140 | +10.1% |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 3,089 | -13.2% |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 8,658 | -12.5% |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | 324 | -12.4% |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2,604 | -12.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2,928 | -10.2% |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Africa +4.5%
Asia -1.0%
Americas -1.2%
Europe -3.0%
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 41 | 3,117.9 | -1.0% |
| Europe | 45 | 2,919.1 | -3.0% |
| Americas | 26 | 2,001.2 | -1.2% |
| Africa | 37 | 692.3 | +4.5% |
Energy Use per Person — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 16,343 | -3.2% |
| 2 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 15,686 | -0.77% |
| 3 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 10,590 | -3.7% |
| 4 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 10,512 | +3.3% |
| 5 | 🇦🇪 UAE | 9,140 | +10.1% |
| 6 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 8,952 | -2.0% |
| 7 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 8,658 | -12.5% |
| 8 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 7,336 | -3.2% |
| 9 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 7,149 | -5.0% |
| 10 | 🇺🇸 USA | 6,364 | -2.3% |
| 11 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 5,908 | -0.20% |
| 12 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 5,867 | +3.2% |
| 13 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 5,498 | -3.7% |
| 14 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 5,337 | -1.4% |
| 15 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 5,283 | -8.7% |
| 16 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 4,928 | -0.28% |
| 17 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 4,885 | +5.0% |
| 18 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 4,592 | -5.6% |
| 19 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 4,559 | -5.8% |
| 20 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 4,289 | -0.81% |
| 21 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 4,051 | -7.3% |
| 22 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 3,661 | -2.8% |
| 23 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 3,651 | +4.1% |
| 24 | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 3,589 | -2.3% |
| 25 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 3,509 | -9.9% |
| 26 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 3,418 | -4.3% |
| 27 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 3,399 | +3.4% |
| 28 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 3,309 | -5.1% |
| 29 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 3,214 | +1.8% |
| 30 | 🇫🇷 France | 3,136 | +1.2% |
| 31 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 3,089 | -13.2% |
| 32 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 3,055 | -1.1% |
| 33 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 3,039 | -2.9% |
| 34 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 3,009 | -0.86% |
| 35 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2,928 | -10.2% |
| 36 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2,896 | -4.9% |
| 37 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2,856 | -0.21% |
| 38 | 🇨🇳 China | 2,851 | +6.5% |
| 39 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 2,662 | +72.4% |
| 40 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2,639 | -5.7% |
| 41 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2,604 | -12.3% |
| 42 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2,515 | -5.9% |
| 43 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2,511 | -3.1% |
| 44 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2,483 | -3.8% |
| 45 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2,468 | -5.1% |
| 46 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2,460 | -1.6% |
| 47 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2,437 | -0.69% |
| 48 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2,378 | -2.6% |
| 49 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2,298 | -4.7% |
| 50 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2,294 | -4.8% |
| 51 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 2,240 | -0.71% |
| 52 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2,237 | +3.8% |
| 53 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 2,176 | +13.7% |
| 54 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,171 | -4.4% |
| 55 | 🇬🇧 UK | 2,128 | -5.6% |
| 56 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2,059 | -1.1% |
| 57 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2,042 | -2.4% |
| 58 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1,939 | +0.05% |
| 59 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 1,875 | -4.2% |
| 60 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1,853 | -5.0% |
| 61 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1,851 | -0.86% |
| 62 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 1,850 | +0.43% |
| 63 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1,772 | +9.1% |
| 64 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1,764 | -2.5% |
| 65 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 1,732 | +1.1% |
| 66 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 1,722 | +2.9% |
| 67 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 1,695 | -2.5% |
| 68 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 1,673 | -0.59% |
| 69 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1,601 | -3.3% |
| 70 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 1,530 | -0.91% |
| 71 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, China | 1,518 | -3.0% |
| 72 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1,508 | +2.0% |
| 73 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 1,506 | +6.4% |
| 74 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1,503 | +0.20% |
| 75 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1,481 | +3.3% |
| 76 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,467 | +1.7% |
| 77 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 1,450 | -1.8% |
| 78 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 1,398 | -4.0% |
| 79 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 1,394 | +0.87% |
| 80 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 1,331 | -2.5% |
| 81 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 1,300 | -3.6% |
| 82 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 1,297 | -8.9% |
| 83 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 1,271 | -0.63% |
| 84 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 1,250 | -2.8% |
| 85 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 1,172 | +6.9% |
| 86 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 1,044 | -0.10% |
| 87 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 1,025 | +1.6% |
| 88 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1,020 | -4.0% |
| 89 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 1,018 | -0.49% |
| 90 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1,012 | +5.3% |
| 91 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 1,007 | +4.2% |
| 92 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 982 | +2.4% |
| 93 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 949 | +4.6% |
| 94 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 935 | +5.3% |
| 95 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 935 | -2.9% |
| 96 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 928 | +2.9% |
| 97 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 902 | -5.6% |
| 98 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 888 | +0.34% |
| 99 | 🇱🇦 Lao | 881 | +4.0% |
| 100 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 873 | +1.0% |
| 101 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 847 | +5.9% |
| 102 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 823 | -0.36% |
| 103 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 804 | +1.5% |
| 104 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 794 | +3.3% |
| 105 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 780 | +19.4% |
| 106 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 776 | 0.00% |
| 107 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 768 | +1.3% |
| 108 | 🇮🇳 India | 763 | +4.8% |
| 109 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 697 | +0.87% |
| 110 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 665 | +3.7% |
| 111 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 633 | +4.8% |
| 112 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 601 | -0.33% |
| 113 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 594 | +3.7% |
| 114 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic | 591 | -8.1% |
| 115 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 580 | +5.3% |
| 116 | 🇨🇬 Congo, Rep. | 576 | -2.7% |
| 117 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 555 | +11.4% |
| 118 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 545 | +0.74% |
| 119 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 497 | +1.8% |
| 120 | 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | 484 | 0.00% |
| 121 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 472 | +5.6% |
| 122 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 467 | +0.65% |
| 123 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 449 | +2.5% |
| 124 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 443 | +3.3% |
| 125 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 429 | +0.94% |
| 126 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 415 | -0.72% |
| 127 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 411 | +3.3% |
| 128 | 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. | 409 | -2.2% |
| 129 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 401 | -1.5% |
| 130 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 396 | +1.0% |
| 131 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 395 | +5.1% |
| 132 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 393 | +4.8% |
| 133 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 382 | +0.79% |
| 134 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 372 | +0.54% |
| 135 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 372 | -9.7% |
| 136 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 371 | -0.80% |
| 137 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 369 | +1.9% |
| 138 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 363 | +1.1% |
| 139 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 326 | +4.2% |
| 140 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 324 | -12.4% |
| 141 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 320 | -4.2% |
| 142 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 304 | -0.98% |
| 143 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 292 | +0.34% |
| 144 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 291 | -7.9% |
| 145 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 288 | -6.5% |
| 146 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 188 | -5.5% |
| 147 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 161 | 0.00% |
| 148 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 155 | -9.4% |
| 149 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 69 | -1.4% |
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