Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) - Country Ranking

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.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Qatar 17,922.70 2014
2 Iceland 17,478.89 2015
3 Trinidad and Tobago 14,363.57 2014
4 Bahrain 10,596.57 2014
5 Kuwait 9,178.89 2014
6 Brunei 8,672.90 2014
7 United Arab Emirates 7,648.39 2014
8 Canada 7,631.34 2015
9 Saudi Arabia 6,905.84 2014
10 United States 6,804.00 2015
11 Luxembourg 6,548.41 2015
12 Oman 6,040.62 2014
13 Finland 5,924.70 2015
14 Norway 5,817.64 2015
15 Australia 5,483.82 2015
16 Korea 5,413.35 2015
17 Singapore 5,121.80 2014
18 Sweden 5,102.79 2015
19 Russia 4,942.88 2014
20 Turkmenistan 4,893.41 2014
21 Palau 4,877.03 1990
22 Belgium 4,687.79 2015
23 Kazakhstan 4,434.64 2014
24 New Zealand 4,431.52 2015
25 Netherlands 4,233.04 2015
26 Estonia 4,173.33 2015
27 Czech Republic 3,860.00 2015
28 Germany 3,817.55 2015
29 Austria 3,800.30 2015
30 France 3,692.02 2015
31 Japan 3,428.56 2015
32 Slovenia 3,174.87 2015
33 Iran 3,060.39 2014
34 Slovak Republic 3,003.66 2015
35 Malaysia 3,003.45 2014
36 Switzerland 2,960.07 2015
37 Belarus 2,936.58 2014
38 Ireland 2,819.88 2015
39 Denmark 2,816.62 2015
40 Libya 2,808.65 2014
41 Israel 2,777.88 2015
42 United Kingdom 2,764.52 2015
43 South Africa 2,695.51 2014
44 Gabon 2,694.21 2014
45 Spain 2,571.34 2015
46 Poland 2,490.21 2015
47 Italy 2,481.76 2015
48 Bulgaria 2,477.66 2014
49 Hungary 2,432.75 2015
50 Seychelles 2,410.83 2007
51 Lithuania 2,387.28 2014
52 Ukraine 2,334.40 2014
53 Venezuela 2,308.94 2013
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,246.92 2014
55 China 2,224.36 2014
56 Greece 2,182.07 2015
57 Latvia 2,176.84 2014
58 Equatorial Guinea 2,140.72 2007
59 Portugal 2,131.68 2015
60 The Bahamas 2,101.44 2007
61 Argentina 2,029.92 2014
62 Chile 2,005.55 2015
63 Hong Kong SAR, China 1,970.48 2014
64 Thailand 1,969.00 2014
65 Croatia 1,897.84 2014
66 Serbia 1,859.43 2014
67 Mongolia 1,828.10 2014
68 Malta 1,781.50 2014
69 St. Kitts and Nevis 1,737.53 2007
70 Antigua and Barbuda 1,737.50 2007
71 Cyprus 1,712.14 2014
72 Turkey 1,651.36 2015
73 Romania 1,591.67 2014
74 Montenegro 1,538.26 2014
75 Mexico 1,537.26 2015
76 Azerbaijan 1,502.08 2014
77 Brazil 1,495.54 2014
78 Barbados 1,438.82 2007
79 Iraq 1,437.90 2014
80 Uzbekistan 1,419.48 2013
81 Uruguay 1,386.02 2014
82 Algeria 1,327.54 2014
83 Botswana 1,300.63 2014
84 North Macedonia 1,268.68 2014
85 Suriname 1,247.31 2014
86 Lebanon 1,196.87 2014
87 Georgia 1,180.27 2014
88 Moldova 1,155.61 2014
89 Mauritius 1,111.42 2014
90 Panama 1,079.87 2014
91 Cuba 1,034.69 2014
92 Costa Rica 1,023.01 2014
93 Armenia 1,015.91 2014
94 Jamaica 976.86 2014
95 Tunisia 950.49 2014
96 Jordan 917.12 2014
97 Ecuador 888.97 2014
98 Indonesia 883.92 2014
99 Guatemala 863.57 2014
100 Zimbabwe 845.36 2013
101 Egypt 827.50 2014
102 Albania 808.46 2014
103 Namibia 794.30 2014
104 Peru 790.22 2014
105 Paraguay 783.08 2014
106 Bolivia 778.17 2014
107 Grenada 770.09 2007
108 Nigeria 763.63 2014
109 St. Lucia 763.52 2007
110 Dominican Republic 751.80 2014
111 Colombia 724.07 2014
112 Guyana 669.81 2007
113 Vietnam 660.34 2013
114 Kyrgyz Republic 650.40 2014
115 El Salvador 645.88 2014
116 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 645.07 2007
117 Zambia 644.98 2013
118 India 636.57 2014
119 Fiji 626.66 2007
120 Côte d'Ivoire 612.64 2014
121 Dominica 607.37 2007
122 Honduras 597.93 2014
123 Nicaragua 596.24 2014
124 Belize 595.26 2007
125 Syrian Arab Republic 577.34 2014
126 Tonga 565.43 2007
127 Morocco 555.14 2014
128 Congo 554.81 2014
129 Angola 544.61 2014
130 Sri Lanka 515.51 2014
131 Kenya 506.00 2014
132 Tanzania 497.07 2014
133 Ethiopia 493.13 2014
134 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 475.35 2014
135 Philippines 474.30 2014
136 Togo 462.49 2014
137 Pakistan 460.24 2014
138 Mozambique 442.66 2014
139 Nepal 434.46 2014
140 Cambodia 416.84 2014
141 Benin 416.79 2014
142 Eswatini 405.70 2007
143 Sudan 394.64 2014
144 Haiti 393.67 2014
145 Dem. Rep. Congo 389.33 2014
146 Myanmar 369.33 2014
147 Bhutan 366.99 2007
148 Tajikistan 339.85 2014
149 Cameroon 335.20 2014
150 Ghana 331.83 2014
151 Yemen 328.69 2013
152 Samoa 318.60 2007
153 Senegal 279.21 2014
154 São Tomé and Principe 264.59 2007
155 Eritrea 245.92 2014
156 Bangladesh 229.25 2014
157 Cabo Verde 216.81 2007
158 Djibouti 177.54 2007
159 Vanuatu 159.48 2007
160 Niger 150.01 2014
161 Solomon Islands 130.05 2007
162 Kiribati 113.95 2007
163 The Gambia 81.11 2007
164 Guinea-Bissau 67.30 2007
165 Comoros 63.90 2007
166 Timor-Leste 58.86 2007
167 Lesotho 9.56 2007

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Development Relevance: In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Governments in many countries are increasingly aware of the urgent need to make better use of the world's energy resources. Improved energy efficiency is often the most economic and readily available means of improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity. World Bank population estimates are used to calculate per capita data. Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.