Greece vs Israel: Primary energy use per person
Greece
28,698 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Israel
30,135 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Greece rank
63rd
Israel rank
60th
Primary energy use per person over time
- Greece
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 30,135 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,698 kilowatt-hours per person in Greece, a difference of 1,437 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Israel ahead.
Greece ranks 63rd and Israel ranks 60th of 214 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,406 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,401 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,994 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 19,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,260 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,530 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 21,683 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,179 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 29,417 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,588 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,171 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 35,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,460 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,252 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 28,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,577 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,155 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 26,375 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,410 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,035 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Greece or Israel?
- Israel, at 30,135 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,698 kilowatt-hours per person in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Greece and Israel?
- 1,437 kilowatt-hours per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Greece ranks 63rd and Israel ranks 60th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. 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 of total energy supply per person.