Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal: Fossil fuel consumption per person

Equatorial Guinea
16,205 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Portugal
15,792 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
90th
Portugal rank
92nd

Fossil fuel consumption per person over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Portugal
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196519952025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 16,205 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,792 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 413 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 215 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 857.08 kilowatt-hours per person 12,742 kilowatt-hours per person 11,885 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
1990s 996.38 kilowatt-hours per person 20,613 kilowatt-hours per person 19,617 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
2000s 22,232 kilowatt-hours per person 24,281 kilowatt-hours per person 2,049 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
2010s 21,435 kilowatt-hours per person 20,761 kilowatt-hours per person 674.05 kilowatt-hours per person Equatorial Guinea
2020s 18,554 kilowatt-hours per person 16,799 kilowatt-hours per person 1,755 kilowatt-hours per person Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal?
Equatorial Guinea, at 16,205 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,792 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Equatorial Guinea and Portugal?
413 kilowatt-hours per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Portugal?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Portugal rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 92nd 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 consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,587 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.