Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
Countries reporting
103
Highest
588,966 kilowatt-hours per person
Qatar
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
East Timor
Median
1,292 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
126
1900–2025
Data points
14,802
What the numbers show
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 20,681 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 5,464.7%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 100.0%).
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Brunei | 225,202 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahrain | 97,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 95,062 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Oman | 83,014 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 51,674 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 51,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 42,319 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 38,695 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 36,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 15 | United States | 30,919 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Kuwait | 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran | 28,655 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Israel | 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 179.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 22,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Algeria | 20,664 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 21 | USSR | 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person | 1984 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 18,419 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Libya | 15,721 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 11,687 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela | 10,886 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 10,804 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 9,848 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Bolivia | 6,847 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 29 | New Zealand | 6,765 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 5,114 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 4,711 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 4,472 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 4,304 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 4,235 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 4,120 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 4,101 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 3,443 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Congo | 3,033 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Indonesia | 2,514 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 544.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Nigeria | 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Gabon | 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 47 | China | 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 1,778 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Croatia | 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Angola | 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 468.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Syria | 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ghana | 1,075 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 5,464.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 1,048 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 977.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Cameroon | 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 307.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland | 897.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 878.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Austria | 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 600.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Vietnam | 569.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Italy | 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 492.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 67 | Germany | 444.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Tanzania | 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Turkey | 274.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 70 | India | 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 201.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 181.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Japan | 178.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 171.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 153.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Barbados | 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Suriname | 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 73.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 68.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 42.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Taiwan | 26.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 931.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 2020 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 18.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovenia | 17.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Belgium | 13.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 12.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 10.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | South Africa | 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Spain | 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 98 | France | 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | South Korea | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Moldova | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | East Timor | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.