Fossil fuel consumption per person in Palestine
Palestine: Fossil fuel consumption per person was 3,576 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,576 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
158th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3,791 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2022
All-time low
591.28 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Fossil fuel consumption per person in Palestine, 1997–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 3,576 kilowatt-hours per person for fossil fuel consumption per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption per person in Palestine peaked at 3,791 kilowatt-hours per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 591.28 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1997.
Palestine ranks 158th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption per person in Palestine, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 591.28 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1998 | 887.84 kilowatt-hours per person | +50.2% |
| 1999 | 938.38 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1,111 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 1,770 kilowatt-hours per person | +59.3% |
| 2002 | 1,485 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 1,605 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 2,652 kilowatt-hours per person | +65.3% |
| 2005 | 3,266 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 2,658 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 2,671 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,289 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 2,288 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,188 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2,375 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2,252 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2,447 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 2,618 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2,850 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 2,946 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,870 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,574 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 2,864 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 2,849 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,035 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 3,791 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 3,585 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 3,576 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 805.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 591.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 938.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,180 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,111 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,598 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,188 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,946 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,367 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,791 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 155 Congo 3,682 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 156 Mauritania 3,657 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 157 Zimbabwe 3,585 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 159 Tajikistan 3,294 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 160 Bangladesh 3,191 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Palestine
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 14.4% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption per person in Palestine?
- Fossil fuel consumption per person in Palestine was 3,576 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 3,791 kilowatt-hours per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 591.28 kilowatt-hours per person in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Palestine ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption per person rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.