Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.
Countries reporting
216
Highest
259,122 kilowatt-hours per person
Netherlands Antilles
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
Reunion
Median
15,652 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
10,541
What the numbers show
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 259,122 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands Antilles; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in Reunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,652 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 26,165 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 274.6%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 52.7%).
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles | 259,122 kilowatt-hours per person | 2010 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 2 | Iceland | 206,917 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 199,256 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 174,382 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahrain | 152,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Falkland Islands | 141,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 8 | Brunei | 121,980 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 9 | United States Virgin Islands | 116,115 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Kuwait | 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 13 | Oman | 87,463 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 75,051 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 16 | South Korea | 69,745 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Malta | 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | Faroe Islands | 64,642 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 19 | USSR | 60,451 kilowatt-hours per person | 1991 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 60,168 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 56,145 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 55,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 53,393 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 52,775 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 52,020 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Taiwan | 51,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 50,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 29 | New Zealand | 49,719 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 30 | American Samoa | 49,546 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 31 | Greenland | 48,337 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | New Caledonia | 48,007 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 47,910 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 34 | Cayman Islands | 47,728 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 35 | Aruba | 45,575 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 43,679 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 37 | Sweden | 43,127 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 38 | Montserrat | 42,512 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 40,966 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran | 39,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 39,669 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 42 | France | 37,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 43 | Malaysia | 37,410 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Bermuda | 37,280 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 45 | Estonia | 37,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 46 | Japan | 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 37,097 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 48 | Cook Islands | 36,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 49 | Belarus | 34,950 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 50 | Bahamas | 34,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 51 | Austria | 33,438 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 52 | Libya | 33,363 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 53 | Guam | 33,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33,242 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 55 | Germany | 33,183 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 56 | Slovakia | 32,860 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 57 | Slovenia | 32,538 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 58 | Nauru | 32,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 59 | China | 31,815 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Seychelles | 31,605 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 30,144 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 30,135 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 29,806 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 28,698 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 28,575 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,657 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 27,542 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 69 | Switzerland | 27,197 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 70 | Hungary | 26,331 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 25,991 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 25,219 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 25,129 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24,994 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 75 | Barbados | 23,965 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 76 | Denmark | 23,888 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 77 | Cyprus | 23,714 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 79 | Turkey | 23,190 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 23,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 81 | Bhutan | 22,483 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 274.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Lithuania | 22,196 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 83 | Mongolia | 22,107 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 84 | South Africa | 21,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 85 | Chile | 21,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 86 | Portugal | 20,942 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 87 | French Polynesia | 20,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 88 | British Virgin Islands | 19,955 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 89 | Guyana | 19,789 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 90 | Venezuela | 19,737 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 91 | Thailand | 19,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Macao | 19,407 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 93 | Argentina | 19,108 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 19,044 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 95 | Mauritius | 18,847 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 96 | Georgia | 18,798 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 97 | Niue | 18,668 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Montenegro | 18,521 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 99 | Latvia | 17,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 100 | Ukraine | 16,981 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 101 | Algeria | 16,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 102 | Romania | 16,756 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia | 16,739 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 16,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 16,416 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 15,948 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 107 | Uruguay | 15,801 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 15,778 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.8% | flat |
| 109 | Suriname | 15,525 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 110 | Iraq | 14,867 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 14,716 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 112 | Maldives | 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Brazil | 14,608 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 114 | Grenada | 14,322 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 115 | Vietnam | 12,847 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 12,504 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 117 | Lebanon | 12,290 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 12,253 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 119 | Moldova | 11,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 120 | Dominica | 11,693 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,321 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Indonesia | 11,196 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Fiji | 10,950 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 124 | Laos | 10,887 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 267.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Ecuador | 10,810 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 126 | Belize | 10,112 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 127 | Tunisia | 10,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 9,811 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 130 | Bolivia | 9,380 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 131 | Jordan | 9,316 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 132 | Egypt | 9,309 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 133 | Colombia | 9,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 134 | Albania | 9,168 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 135 | Peru | 9,155 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 136 | Tonga | 8,848 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Helena | 8,416 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Paraguay | 7,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 139 | Cuba | 7,674 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,652 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 141 | India | 7,419 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 142 | El Salvador | 7,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 143 | North Korea | 7,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 144 | Morocco | 7,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 145 | Gabon | 6,763 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 146 | Samoa | 6,672 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 147 | Namibia | 6,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 148 | Micronesia (country) | 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Philippines | 6,122 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 5,932 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Eswatini | 5,607 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 152 | Guatemala | 5,430 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 153 | Honduras | 5,242 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 5,042 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 155 | Cambodia | 4,968 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Palestine | 4,920 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 157 | Syria | 4,726 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 4,324 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 4,124 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 49.9% | flat |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 4,059 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 161 | Congo | 3,858 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 3,823 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 163 | Mauritania | 3,807 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 164 | Pakistan | 3,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 165 | Ghana | 3,263 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 3,205 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,150 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 3,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | 3,002 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Senegal | 2,700 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 171 | Kiribati | 2,673 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 172 | Angola | 2,660 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 174 | Myanmar | 2,574 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Zambia | 2,391 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 176 | Nigeria | 2,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 177 | Benin | 2,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Western Sahara | 2,104 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 179 | East Timor | 1,983 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 180 | Comoros | 1,821 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 181 | Nepal | 1,776 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Mozambique | 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Lesotho | 1,682 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Kenya | 1,677 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 1,641 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 186 | Togo | 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 187 | Yemen | 1,518 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 188 | Guinea | 1,483 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 189 | Sudan | 1,282 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 190 | Cameroon | 1,203 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 191 | Mali | 1,186 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Tanzania | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 193 | Burkina Faso | 1,063 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 925.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Eritrea | 887.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 196 | Gambia | 833.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | 806.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 198 | Guinea-Bissau | 692.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 685.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 200 | Uganda | 637.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 201 | South Sudan | 611.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 202 | Haiti | 602.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 203 | Liberia | 569.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Rwanda | 551.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 205 | Madagascar | 513.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 206 | Niger | 511.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 207 | Malawi | 399.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 208 | Chad | 382.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Somalia | 357.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 356.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 95.8% | falling |
| 211 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 312.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 212 | Burundi | 278.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 213 | French Guiana | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Guadeloupe | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Martinique | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Reunion | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.