Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in United States
United States: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
12th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2020
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in United States, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption, per capita in United States is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person, in 2020.
United States ranks 12th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 2.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 11 Oman 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Canada 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 14 Malta 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Faroe Islands 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for United States
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per capita in United States?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in United States was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2020.
- How does United States rank for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- United States ranks 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.