Energy intensity level of primary energy in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Low & middle income, 2000–2021
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP for energy intensity level of primary energy in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Low & middle income peaked at 6.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 6.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.66 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.63 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.68 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.6 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 6.27 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.1 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.06 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.73 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.36 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.18 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.09 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.06 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.1 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 4.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.06 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.06 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 21 Central African Republic 8.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 22 Zambia 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 23 Kuwait 7.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 7.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 25 Burundi 7.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 26 Oman 7.21 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,450 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy intensity level of primary energy in Low & middle income?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Low & middle income was 5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.