Fossil fuel consumption by country
Measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
80
Highest
10,118 terawatt-hours
United States
Lowest
11.68 terawatt-hours
Iceland
Median
203.33 terawatt-hours
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,680
What the numbers show
Fossil fuel consumption is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 10,118 terawatt-hours in United States; the lowest is 11.68 terawatt-hours in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 203.33 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 719.54 terawatt-hours.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 866.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 82.4%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 55.2%).
Fossil fuel consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10,118 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 9,401 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 3 | USSR | 4,936 terawatt-hours | 1984 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 4 | India | 3,026 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 1,994 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 1,981 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 1,808 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 8 | South Korea | 1,506 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 1,441 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 1,222 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 1,166 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 12 | Iran | 1,075 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 963.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 910.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Singapore | 882.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 768.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 753.14 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 737.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 685.73 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 674.09 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 644.22 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 621.83 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 585.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 514.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 511.83 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Taiwan | 464.67 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Netherlands | 460.2 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt | 436.97 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 404.88 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 379.79 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 327.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 326.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 278.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 272.42 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 266.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Algeria | 254.94 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 246.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 38 | Pakistan | 242.45 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Chile | 221.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 217.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 41 | Hong Kong | 189.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Qatar | 178.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Venezuela | 176.87 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 176.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 176.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 169.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 162.97 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 159.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 154.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Oman | 145.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 144.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 52 | Romania | 133.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 129.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 123.48 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 118.07 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 114.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 57 | Switzerland | 106.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 58 | Norway | 104.15 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 92.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 90.79 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 61 | Belarus | 90.13 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 89.87 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 84.07 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 81.13 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 65 | Denmark | 76.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 73.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 47.2% | falling |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 72.77 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 71.04 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 62.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 70 | Croatia | 48.56 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 71 | Slovakia | 46.52 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 72 | Lithuania | 33.79 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 30.26 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 74 | Slovenia | 28.99 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 24.43 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.38 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 77 | Latvia | 17.93 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 78 | Estonia | 14.67 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 14.28 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 80 | Iceland | 11.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.