Israel vs USSR: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Israel
27,256 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
20,217 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Israel rank
18th
USSR rank
21st
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Israel
- USSR
How they compare
Israel currently reports 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 7,039 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times USSR's.
Across all 85 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 18th and USSR ranks 21st of 215 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.79 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 106.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 106.07 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 223.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 223.75 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 700.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 700.04 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1960s | 290.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,174 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,884 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 233.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,685 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,451 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 81.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,679 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,598 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Israel or USSR?
- Israel, at 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Israel and USSR?
- 7,039 kilowatt-hours per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and USSR?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do Israel and USSR rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Israel ranks 18th and USSR ranks 21st of 215 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 production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.