Congo vs Denmark: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Congo
2,357 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Denmark
2,651 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Congo rank
79th
Denmark rank
76th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Congo
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,651 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,357 kilowatt-hours per person in Congo, a difference of 294 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 79th and Denmark ranks 76th of 218 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 111.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,321 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,851 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,851 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 396.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,465 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,068 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,470 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,834 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,390 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,234 kilowatt-hours per person | 844.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Congo or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2,651 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,357 kilowatt-hours per person in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Congo and Denmark?
- 294 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Denmark?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Denmark rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Congo ranks 79th and Denmark ranks 76th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – 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.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.