Israel vs Netherlands: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Israel
14,260 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
14,209 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Israel rank
20th
Netherlands rank
22nd
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Israel
- Netherlands
How they compare
Israel currently reports 14,260 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 51 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Israel ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 428.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,783 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,355 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 233.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,232 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,998 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 89.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,743 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,654 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 39.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,429 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,390 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2,154 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,014 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,860 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9,118 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,139 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,022 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 13,523 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,343 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,820 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Israel or Netherlands?
- Israel, at 14,260 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Israel and Netherlands?
- 51 kilowatt-hours per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Netherlands rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Israel ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 22nd 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.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.