Belarus vs United States: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Belarus
17,717 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
26,303 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belarus rank
16th
United States rank
13th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Belarus
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 26,303 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,717 kilowatt-hours per person in Belarus, a difference of 8,586 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
Belarus ranks 16th and United States ranks 13th of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,153 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,122 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 13,323 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,239 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 17,971 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,759 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,788 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 20,065 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,548 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,484 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 19,008 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,531 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Belarus or United States?
- United States, at 26,303 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,717 kilowatt-hours per person in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Belarus and United States?
- 8,586 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and United States rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Belarus ranks 16th and United States ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.