Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita (nominal United States dollars) by country
Countries reporting
189
Highest
1,735
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Lowest
-5.64
Peru
Median
7.88
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
3,373
What the numbers show
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita (nominal United States dollars) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 1,735 in Netherlands (Kingdom of the); the lowest is -5.64 in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.88, and the mean is 139.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 307.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (up 14,928.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) … capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,735 | 2024 | up 14,928.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 1,618 | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 3 | Qatar | 1,532 | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 1,397 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 1,335 | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,142 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 7 | Turkmenistan | 1,035 | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Libya | 984.31 | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 924.01 | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 10 | Russia | 785.48 | 2024 | up 163.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 785.48 | 2024 | up 163.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 738.78 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bahrain | 721.14 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Brunei | 660.62 | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 660.62 | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 555.89 | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Algeria | 508.6 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 438.76 | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 403.86 | 2024 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Croatia | 376.98 | 2024 | up 1,431.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Japan | 364.49 | 2024 | up 1,017.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Iraq | 319.69 | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 317.52 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 305.66 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 300.37 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 26 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 264.83 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 261.64 | 2024 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 258.69 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Malaysia | 232.96 | 2024 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 221.22 | 2024 | up 338.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 219.05 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 215.55 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 211.97 | 2024 | up 923.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 202.83 | 2024 | up 352.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 194.08 | 2024 | up 608.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 189.5 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 187.51 | 2020 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 187.51 | 2020 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 170.84 | 2021 | up 348.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Denmark | 168.85 | 2024 | up 1,037.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 145.25 | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 141.39 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 43 | Germany | 140.42 | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 139.25 | 2022 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 45 | France | 133.99 | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 126.08 | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 47 | Indonesia | 122.72 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 48 | South Africa | 120.37 | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 117.24 | 2024 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 108.29 | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 105.36 | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 97.76 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 96.63 | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 54 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 87.34 | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 86.77 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovenia | 85.2 | 2023 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 57 | Canada | 79.84 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 58 | Moldova | 76.7 | 2024 | up 388.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 76.7 | 2024 | up 388.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Lebanon | 66.21 | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 65.77 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 62 | China | 63.42 | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 62.23 | 2024 | up 304.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Brazil | 55.03 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 65 | India | 46.52 | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 66 | Belarus | 45.31 | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Oman | 42.41 | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritius | 37.98 | 2022 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 35.41 | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 70 | Vietnam | 33.27 | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 33.27 | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 32.51 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 30.98 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Suriname | 30.48 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 29.85 | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 28.98 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Poland | 25.32 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 78 | Thailand | 24.86 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkey | 24.81 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Türkiye | 24.81 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Maldives | 24.61 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | South Korea | 23.73 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Republic of Korea | 23.73 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Tunisia | 21.65 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Caribbean | 18.9 | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 86 | New Zealand | 18.04 | 2024 | up 627.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 17.81 | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 88 | Nigeria | 17.58 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 16.9 | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 15.35 | 2024 | up 1,092.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Syria | 11.37 | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.37 | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 11.29 | 2020 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.08 | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 7.88 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 7.72 | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Barbados | 7.6 | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 6.93 | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 99 | Paraguay | 6.4 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 100 | United States | 6.36 | 2024 | up 66.9% | falling |
| 101 | Belize | 5.81 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 5.31 | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.01 | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Gabon | 4.72 | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Laos | 4.7 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.7 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 4.44 | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 4.02 | 2020 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.86 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 3.85 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Georgia | 3.3 | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 3.19 | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 2.72 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Botswana | 2.45 | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominica | 2.35 | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Congo | 2.17 | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.05 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 1.87 | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 1.82 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 1.53 | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Grenada | 1.51 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Myanmar | 1.47 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Haiti | 1.44 | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | 1.38 | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Panama | 1.3 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.09 | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 0.9377 | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9215 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9215 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Liberia | 0.8785 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6854 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 0.647 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Niger | 0.6389 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Philippines | 0.5819 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Afghanistan | 0.5779 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Montenegro | 0.5413 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Somalia | 0.5401 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Chad | 0.485 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Cambodia | 0.4754 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Zambia | 0.4084 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Honduras | 0.2721 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 0.2696 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 0.2309 | 2021 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 144 | Cameroon | 0.1929 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.1894 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | 0.1497 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 0.1131 | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Rwanda | 0.1064 | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea | 0.1021 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 0.082 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 0.0767 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Polynesia | 0.0698 | 2020 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0.0694 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Namibia | 0.0383 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Mozambique | 0.0214 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Melanesia | 0.0193 | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Malawi | 0.0161 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Nepal | 0.0101 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Uganda | 0.0072 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 0.0004 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Sudan | 0.0003 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0001 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Aruba | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Benin | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Bahamas | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Djibouti | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Italy | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 163 | Kenya | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Lesotho | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Togo | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Tonga | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Uruguay | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Samoa | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Yemen | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Peru | -5.64 | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Europe 451.84
- Western Europe 387.42
- Europe 376.84
- Central Asia 366.99
- Northern Europe 332.57
- Western Asia 321.06
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 269.12
- Southern Europe 253.44
- Europe and Northern America 253.15
- Northern Africa 210.08
- Oceania 179.21
- World 112.87
- Southern Africa 105.43
- Asia 104.16
- Central and Southern Asia 100.74
- South America 90.34
- Southern Asia 90.13
- Eastern Asia 82.38
- Latin America and the Caribbean 79.91
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 78.74
- South-eastern Asia 70.08
- Central America 69.91
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 60.76
- Americas 55.67
- Africa 48.25
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 26.68
- Middle Africa 15.65
- Northern America 13.94
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12.82
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 12.36
- Western Africa 10.48
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7.42
- United States of America 6.36
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1.33
- Eastern Africa 0.217
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 0.0177