GDP per capita vs. energy use by country

Annual energy use per capita, measured in kilowatt-hours per person vs. gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, which is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.

Countries reporting

171

Highest

190,070 kg of oil equivalent per capita

Qatar

Lowest

761.45 kg of oil equivalent per capita

Guinea-Bissau

Median

14,536 kg of oil equivalent per capita

Years covered

1990–2024

Data points

5,168

What the numbers show

GDP per capita vs. energy use is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 190,070 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Qatar; the lowest is 761.45 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 14,536 kg of oil equivalent per capita, and the mean is 23,475 kg of oil equivalent per capita.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 250.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 97.4%), and the largest decrease in Curacao (down 68.8%).

GDP per capita vs. energy use: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Qatar	190,070 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 20.8%	flat
2	Iceland	186,041 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 10.9%	rising
3	Trinidad and Tobago	123,167 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 26.1%	rising
4	Bahrain	122,250 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 6.3%	falling
5	United Arab Emirates	106,293 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 5.6%	falling
6	Kuwait	104,115 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 8.5%	rising
7	Brunei	100,693 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 17.0%	rising
8	Canada	83,279 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 8.0%	flat
9	Saudi Arabia	83,138 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 3.4%	rising
10	United States	73,984 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 8.0%	falling
11	Oman	68,715 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 6.9%	rising
12	Finland	65,291 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 10.1%	flat
13	Russia	63,945 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 11.8%	rising
14	South Korea	63,253 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 5.9%	rising
15	Singapore	61,438 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 0.2%	rising
16	Norway	55,533 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 13.6%	flat
17	Australia	55,250 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 12.1%	flat
18	Turkmenistan	53,017 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 15.3%	rising
20	Sweden	50,106 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 13.8%	falling
21	Belgium	47,425 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 13.3%	falling
22	Kazakhstan	42,456 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 21.4%	rising
23	Curacao	41,742 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 68.8%	falling
24	New Zealand	41,373 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 20.5%	flat
25	Czechia	39,732 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 14.3%	falling
26	Netherlands	39,725 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 19.0%	falling
27	Iran	39,532 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 23.2%	rising
28	Austria	37,707 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 13.5%	rising
29	Gibraltar	37,373 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 20.6%	falling
30	France	37,039 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 15.2%	falling
31	Slovenia	35,184 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 6.5%	rising
32	Slovakia	35,015 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 0.1%	falling
33	Malaysia	34,993 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 4.8%	rising
34	Japan	34,959 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 12.8%	falling
35	Belarus	33,221 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 0.5%	falling
36	China	33,156 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 33.4%	rising
37	Germany	32,850 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 25.6%	falling
38	Estonia	31,503 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 35.9%	falling
39	Libya	30,961 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 3.1%	flat
40	Poland	30,782 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 7.0%	rising
41	Bulgaria	30,287 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 10.7%	rising
42	Lithuania	30,273 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 9.5%	falling
43	Hungary	29,240 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 3.7%	rising
44	Denmark	29,101 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 13.1%	falling
45	Switzerland	28,976 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 17.8%	falling
46	Israel	28,803 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 2.0%	falling
48	Seychelles	28,038 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
49	Serbia	27,657 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 14.2%	rising
50	Spain	26,791 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 6.3%	falling
51	Latvia	26,412 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 4.3%	rising
52	Croatia	26,019 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 12.4%	rising
53	Italy	25,949 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 8.3%	falling
54	Mongolia	25,310 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 22.9%	rising
55	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25,249 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 21.5%	rising
56	United Kingdom	24,067 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 25.2%	falling
57	Gabon	23,747 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 26.3%	rising
58	Chile	23,598 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 4.3%	rising
59	Bahamas	23,337 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	falling
60	South Africa	22,545 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 17.2%	flat
61	Turkey	22,387 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 24.7%	rising
62	Greece	22,345 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 9.7%	falling
63	Thailand	21,530 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 4.8%	rising
64	Portugal	21,113 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 10.8%	flat
65	Antigua and Barbuda	20,782 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
66	Saint Kitts and Nevis	20,667 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
67	Uruguay	20,603 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 28.5%	rising
68	Argentina	20,198 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 9.2%	rising
69	Azerbaijan	20,146 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 15.6%	falling
70	Montenegro	20,029 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 9.4%	falling
71	Suriname	19,715 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 1.1%	rising
72	Cyprus	19,454 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 1.6%	falling
73	Romania	18,615 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 0.7%	falling
74	Mexico	18,128 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 1.5%	flat
75	Georgia	17,795 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 36.8%	flat
76	Hong Kong	17,653 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 20.4%	flat
77	Brazil	17,580 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 0.7%	rising
78	Ukraine	17,541 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 40.1%	falling
79	Iraq	17,515 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 28.1%	falling
80	Algeria	17,485 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 18.0%	rising
81	Barbados	17,191 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
82	North Macedonia	16,865 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 0.6%	rising
84	Uzbekistan	16,213 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 3.0%	falling
85	Venezuela	15,482 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 47.4%	falling
86	Armenia	15,123 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 35.5%	rising
87	Moldova	15,082 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 9.5%	falling
88	Equatorial Guinea	14,786 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 26.4%	volatile
89	Botswana	14,536 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 4.1%	rising
90	Mauritius	13,635 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 8.0%	rising
91	Paraguay	12,141 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 25.0%	rising
92	Costa Rica	11,912 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 3.7%	rising
93	Panama	11,862 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 1.8%	rising
94	Vietnam	11,840 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 50.9%	rising
95	Dominican Republic	11,765 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 32.7%	rising
96	Eswatini	11,715 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 1.5%	flat
97	Indonesia	11,426 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 40.1%	rising
98	Ecuador	11,040 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 4.1%	rising
99	Guatemala	10,873 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 26.5%	rising
100	Jamaica	10,873 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 0.5%	falling
101	Egypt	10,797 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 12.5%	rising
102	Maldives	10,717 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
103	Tunisia	10,485 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 3.7%	rising
104	Albania	10,343 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 7.7%	rising
105	Laos	10,241 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 97.4%	rising
106	Bolivia	9,854 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 21.2%	rising
107	Colombia	9,777 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	down 6.3%	rising
108	Peru	9,576 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 17.9%	rising
109	Zambia	9,353 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 19.7%	rising
110	El Salvador	9,229 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 20.2%	rising
111	Lebanon	9,075 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 37.0%	rising
112	Cuba	9,023 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 15.6%	falling
113	Jordan	8,928 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 20.6%	falling
114	India	8,876 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 32.2%	rising
115	Saint Lucia	8,874 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
116	Grenada	8,523 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
117	Namibia	8,106 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 3.9%	rising
118	North Korea	7,732 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 51.2%	falling
119	Guyana	7,683 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
120	Nicaragua	7,360 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 9.8%	rising
121	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7,299 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
122	Dominica	7,264 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
123	Belize	6,991 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	flat
124	Morocco	6,985 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 8.4%	rising
125	Honduras	6,904 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 3.3%	rising
126	Kyrgyzstan	6,876 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 12.3%	falling
127	Fiji	6,788 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
128	Philippines	6,747 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 30.9%	rising
129	Congo	6,699 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 16.7%	rising
130	Cambodia	6,454 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 64.3%	rising
131	Tonga	6,320 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
132	Kenya	6,272 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2024	up 8.4%	rising
133	Uganda	5,785 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 10.7%	rising
134	Togo	5,647 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 8.7%	rising
135	Cote d'Ivoire	5,623 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 8.3%	rising
136	Zimbabwe	5,492 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 2.0%	falling
137	Sri Lanka	5,428 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 2.2%	rising
138	Angola	5,220 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 16.6%	flat
139	Nepal	5,148 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 6.9%	rising
140	Pakistan	4,826 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 1.6%	rising
141	Myanmar	4,778 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 23.2%	rising
142	Democratic Republic of Congo	4,762 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 14.5%	rising
143	Tanzania	4,661 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 7.3%	rising
144	Syria	4,604 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 25.6%	falling
145	Benin	4,589 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 7.6%	rising
146	Tajikistan	4,571 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 36.3%	falling
147	Ethiopia	4,445 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 1.7%	rising
148	Sudan	4,330 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 21.5%	falling
149	Rwanda	4,326 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 3.5%	falling
150	Cameroon	4,311 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 1.2%	falling
151	Ghana	4,295 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 14.1%	flat
152	Mozambique	4,220 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 4.7%	falling
153	Bhutan	4,181 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
154	Burkina Faso	3,791 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 26.2%	rising
155	Haiti	3,768 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 22.0%	rising
156	Nigeria	3,720 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 9.0%	rising
157	Samoa	3,574 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
158	Madagascar	3,541 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 13.4%	rising
159	Eritrea	3,400 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 12.0%	falling
160	Senegal	3,385 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 7.4%	rising
161	Bangladesh	3,347 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 32.8%	rising
162	Sao Tome and Principe	3,015 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
163	Cape Verde	2,414 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
164	Chad	2,185 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 17.3%	falling
165	Djibouti	1,902 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	falling
166	Niger	1,875 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 4.2%	falling
167	Vanuatu	1,840 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	falling
168	Yemen	1,803 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	down 45.0%	falling
169	Solomon Islands	1,488 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	falling
170	Kiribati	1,253 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	flat
171	Gambia	875.98 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
172	South Sudan	798.52 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2023	up 13.4%	rising
173	Comoros	772.91 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	rising
174	Guinea-Bissau	761.45 kg of oil equivalent per capita	2007	—	falling

About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita vs. energy use
Unit: kg of oil equivalent per capita
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 5,168 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual energy use per capita, measured in kilowatt-hours per person vs. gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, which is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.