Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 30.37 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 16.51 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 1.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 8.77 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 9.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 0.2445 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 11.63 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 15.27 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3.64 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 15.33 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 25.7 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 10.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 30.37 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 16.51 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
- 13.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.