Luxembourg vs United States of America: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Luxembourg
- United States of America
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 130.79 kilowatt-hours against 97.3 kilowatt-hours in United States of America, a difference of 33.49 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2 kilowatt-hours | 96.36 kilowatt-hours | 22.16 kilowatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 106.07 kilowatt-hours | 100.91 kilowatt-hours | 5.16 kilowatt-hours | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 116.81 kilowatt-hours | 90.01 kilowatt-hours | 26.8 kilowatt-hours | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 130.79 kilowatt-hours | 97.3 kilowatt-hours | 33.49 kilowatt-hours | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person, Luxembourg or United States of America?
- Luxembourg, at 130.79 kilowatt-hours against 97.3 kilowatt-hours in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person between Luxembourg and United States of America?
- 33.49 kilowatt-hours, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Luxembourg and United States of America rank globally for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and United States of America 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.