Equatorial Guinea vs Sweden: Fossil fuel consumption per person

Equatorial Guinea
16,205 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sweden
15,927 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
89th
Sweden rank
90th

Fossil fuel consumption per person over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sweden
020.0k40.0k60.0k196519952025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 16,205 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,927 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 278 kilowatt-hours per person.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 90th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 857.08 kilowatt-hours per person 37,311 kilowatt-hours per person 36,454 kilowatt-hours per person Sweden
1990s 996.38 kilowatt-hours per person 27,558 kilowatt-hours per person 26,562 kilowatt-hours per person Sweden
2000s 22,232 kilowatt-hours per person 26,988 kilowatt-hours per person 4,756 kilowatt-hours per person Sweden
2010s 21,435 kilowatt-hours per person 20,201 kilowatt-hours per person 1,234 kilowatt-hours per person Equatorial Guinea
2020s 18,554 kilowatt-hours per person 15,948 kilowatt-hours per person 2,606 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 Sweden?
Equatorial Guinea, at 16,205 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,927 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Equatorial Guinea and Sweden?
278 kilowatt-hours per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sweden?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sweden rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 90th of 213 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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About this data

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.