Finland vs United States: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person
Finland
79.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
United States
97.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Finland rank
5th
United States rank
3rd
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 97.3 kilowatt-hours against 79.5 kilowatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 17.8 kilowatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.94 kilowatt-hours | 96.36 kilowatt-hours | 21.42 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 86.24 kilowatt-hours | 100.91 kilowatt-hours | 14.67 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 77.8 kilowatt-hours | 90.01 kilowatt-hours | 12.21 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 79.5 kilowatt-hours | 97.3 kilowatt-hours | 17.8 kilowatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person, Finland or United States?
- United States, at 97.3 kilowatt-hours against 79.5 kilowatt-hours in Finland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person between Finland and United States?
- 17.8 kilowatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Finland ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production- vs. consumption-based 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
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.