Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar by country
Energy intensity is measured as the number of kilowatt-hours used per dollar of gross domestic product (GDP). Consumption-based energy adjusts for the energy embedded in traded goods: it is the energy used domestically minus energy used to produce exported goods; plus the energy used for imported goods.
What the numbers show
Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 2.2 kilowatt-hours per $ in Greece; the lowest is 0.7236 kilowatt-hours per $ in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.28 kilowatt-hours per $, and the mean is 1.32 kilowatt-hours per $.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 23.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 33.7%).
Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 2.2 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 2 | South Africa | 1.9 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 1.78 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 4 | China | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 5 | India | 1.72 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 6 | Russia | 1.69 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 1.69 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 1.68 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 9 | United States | 1.62 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 1.58 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1.57 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 13 | Cyprus | 1.47 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 1.45 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 1.42 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 16 | South Korea | 1.4 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 1.35 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1.35 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 21 | Japan | 1.29 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2019 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 24 | France | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 29 | Australia | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 1 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 38 | Brazil | 0.9778 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 39 | Portugal | 0.935 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 40 | Spain | 0.9218 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 0.8984 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.7817 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 43 | Turkey | 0.7236 kilowatt-hours per $ | 2020 | down 31.5% | falling |
About this data
Energy intensity is measured as the number of kilowatt-hours used per dollar of gross domestic product (GDP). Consumption-based energy adjusts for the energy embedded in traded goods: it is the energy used domestically minus energy used to produce exported goods; plus the energy used for imported goods.