Fossil fuel consumption per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
1.50 million kilowatt-hours per person
Gibraltar
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
Reunion
Median
13,314 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
10,587
What the numbers show
Fossil fuel consumption per person is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 1.50 million kilowatt-hours per person in Gibraltar; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in Reunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,314 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 32,522 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 364.1%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 53.1%).
Fossil fuel consumption per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 1.50 million kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles | 922,683 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 156.0% | rising |
| 3 | Qatar | 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 173,671 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahrain | 151,669 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | Falkland Islands | 140,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Brunei | 121,968 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 116,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 9 | United States Virgin Islands | 115,903 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Kuwait | 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 96,062 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 13 | Oman | 86,541 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 65,136 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 64,911 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 16 | United States | 62,421 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 17 | Faroe Islands | 60,376 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 18 | South Korea | 56,682 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 56,143 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 54,045 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 21 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 53,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 22 | Australia | 52,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 23 | USSR | 50,549 kilowatt-hours per person | 1984 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 24 | American Samoa | 49,424 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 25 | Taiwan | 49,051 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Cayman Islands | 47,378 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 45,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 28 | New Caledonia | 44,253 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 29 | Aruba | 44,042 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 42,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 42,163 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 42,135 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 33 | Montserrat | 41,996 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 40,843 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran | 39,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Greenland | 38,807 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Bermuda | 37,023 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 38 | Hong Kong | 36,669 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 35,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Cook Islands | 35,339 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 41 | Bahamas | 34,590 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 42 | Libya | 33,361 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 43 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32,963 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 44 | Guam | 32,331 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Estonia | 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 46 | Japan | 31,866 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 48 | Nauru | 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 49 | Seychelles | 30,863 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 28,935 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 51 | Israel | 28,497 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 28,151 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 53 | China | 27,853 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Czechia | 27,844 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 27,164 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,689 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 26,194 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Norway | 26,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 25,724 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 25,187 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24,745 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 24,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 64 | Barbados | 23,598 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 22,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 22,434 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 67 | Cyprus | 22,253 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 68 | Italy | 21,969 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 21,919 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 70 | Mongolia | 21,132 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 21,101 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 72 | South Africa | 20,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 73 | Slovenia | 20,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 74 | Slovakia | 20,366 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 75 | Croatia | 20,151 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 76 | Turkey | 19,920 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 77 | British Virgin Islands | 19,854 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 19,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 79 | Guyana | 19,692 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 80 | French Polynesia | 19,429 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 33.5% | flat |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 19,145 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 82 | Hungary | 18,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 83 | Niue | 18,668 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 18,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 85 | Lithuania | 18,139 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 86 | Mauritius | 17,972 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 87 | Thailand | 17,904 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Chile | 17,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 89 | Venezuela | 17,168 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 31.6% | flat |
| 90 | Argentina | 16,817 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 91 | France | 16,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 92 | Algeria | 16,770 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea | 16,205 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Sweden | 15,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 95 | Portugal | 15,792 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 96 | Denmark | 15,778 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 97 | Georgia | 15,617 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 15,495 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 99 | Switzerland | 15,399 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 15,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 101 | Montenegro | 15,073 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 102 | Iraq | 14,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 14,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 104 | Maldives | 14,568 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 14,281 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 106 | Latvia | 14,108 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 107 | Suriname | 14,060 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 13,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 109 | Romania | 13,427 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 110 | Armenia | 13,201 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 111 | Ukraine | 12,263 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 112 | Jamaica | 12,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 113 | Lebanon | 11,879 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 11,827 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 115 | Moldova | 11,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 116 | Vietnam | 11,332 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Dominica | 11,330 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Macao | 10,915 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 120 | Laos | 10,439 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 364.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | 10,153 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 122 | Fiji | 9,965 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 123 | Indonesia | 9,888 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Tunisia | 9,736 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 125 | Botswana | 9,317 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 126 | Ecuador | 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 127 | Brazil | 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 128 | Egypt | 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 129 | Bolivia | 8,957 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 130 | Jordan | 8,816 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 131 | Tonga | 8,762 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 132 | Saint Helena | 8,416 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Peru | 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 134 | Belize | 7,610 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 135 | Cuba | 7,551 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 136 | Colombia | 7,544 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 7,420 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 138 | India | 6,899 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Morocco | 6,873 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 140 | North Korea | 6,653 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 141 | Samoa | 6,290 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 142 | El Salvador | 6,256 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 143 | Micronesia (country) | 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 6,061 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 5,866 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 146 | Bhutan | 5,799 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Cape Verde | 5,622 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,217 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 149 | Philippines | 4,951 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 150 | Namibia | 4,937 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 151 | Syria | 4,712 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 152 | Guatemala | 4,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 153 | Paraguay | 4,498 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 154 | Honduras | 4,466 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 155 | Cambodia | 4,327 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 4,062 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 51.0% | flat |
| 157 | Eswatini | 4,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 3,789 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 3,682 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritania | 3,657 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | 3,585 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 162 | Palestine | 3,576 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 3,294 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 164 | Bangladesh | 3,191 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 166 | Nicaragua | 3,082 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 167 | Ghana | 3,078 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 2,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 169 | Pakistan | 2,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 170 | Kiribati | 2,622 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 171 | Senegal | 2,582 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 172 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,532 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 173 | Djibouti | 2,432 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Myanmar | 2,371 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Angola | 2,352 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 176 | Nigeria | 2,182 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 177 | Western Sahara | 2,104 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 178 | Benin | 2,079 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 179 | East Timor | 1,982 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 180 | Comoros | 1,821 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 181 | Zambia | 1,723 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 87.6% | falling |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 1,619 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 33.6% | flat |
| 183 | Yemen | 1,503 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 184 | Lesotho | 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Kenya | 1,429 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 186 | Nepal | 1,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Mozambique | 1,375 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Togo | 1,316 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 189 | Guinea | 1,277 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 190 | Mali | 1,154 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Tanzania | 1,108 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 1,029 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 193 | Cameroon | 1,016 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 26.5% | flat |
| 194 | Burkina Faso | 980.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Eritrea | 871.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 196 | Gambia | 831.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | 780.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 198 | Afghanistan | 768.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 691 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 23.9% | flat |
| 200 | South Sudan | 610.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 201 | Haiti | 588.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 202 | Ethiopia | 573.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 203 | Uganda | 518.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 204 | Liberia | 514.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Rwanda | 505.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 206 | Madagascar | 480.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 207 | Niger | 465.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 208 | Chad | 380.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Somalia | 353.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 330.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 126.5% | falling |
| 211 | Malawi | 313.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 212 | Burundi | 244.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 213 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 152.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | French Guiana | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Guadeloupe | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Martinique | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Reunion | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.