Estonia vs Low income: GDP per unit of energy use

Estonia
18.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Low income
6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2022
Estonia rank
47th
Low income rank
45th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Estonia
  • Low income
05101520199020072024

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 18.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Low income, a difference of 11.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Estonia's figure about 2.8 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Low income ahead.

Estonia ranks 47th and Low income ranks 45th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 1.66 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.69 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.03 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Low income
2000s 4.17 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.0119 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Estonia
2010s 7.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.27 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.1 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Estonia
2020s 12.83 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.54 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Estonia or Low income?
Estonia, at 18.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Estonia and Low income?
11.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Low income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Estonia and Low income rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Estonia ranks 47th and Low income ranks 45th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.