Energy use — Direct on-farm energy consumption by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
47,749 Tonnes of oil equivalent
China
Lowest
13.15 Tonnes of oil equivalent
Malta
Median
602.48 Tonnes of oil equivalent
Years covered
40
1985–2024
Data points
2,187
What the numbers show
Energy use — Direct on-farm energy consumption is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 47,749 Tonnes of oil equivalent in China; the lowest is 13.15 Tonnes of oil equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 602.48 Tonnes of oil equivalent, and the mean is 3,660 Tonnes of oil equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,631.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 344.3%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 70.9%).
Energy use — Direct on-farm energy consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 47,749 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 2 | India | 37,195 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 14,453 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 9,824 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 7,477 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 4,235 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 7 | France | 4,115 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 3,667 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 191.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 3,469 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 2,790 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 11 | Japan | 2,480 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 2,379 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 2,353 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 1,964 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 1,436 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 1,236 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Indonesia | 991.74 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 70.9% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 819.43 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 793.45 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 696.83 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 21 | New Zealand | 659.82 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 602.48 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 598.6 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 563.59 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 548.97 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 538.71 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 530.23 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 504.8 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 439.42 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Portugal | 407.13 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 338.78 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 275.21 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 267.97 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 193.38 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 184.44 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 162.43 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 157.69 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 113.87 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 47.21 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 45.64 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 39.82 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 23.85 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 13.15 Tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 344.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 21,141 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Türkiye 5,343 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Poland 3,553 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Netherlands 2,977 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Korea 1,853 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- United Kingdom 1,175 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Croatia 234.52 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Latvia 189.26 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Slovak Republic 119.96 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Lithuania 113.86 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Estonia 82.17 Tonnes of oil equivalent
- Slovenia 73.86 Tonnes of oil equivalent