GDP per unit of energy use in Low income
Low income: GDP per unit of energy use was 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2022. ▲ Rising
GDP per unit of energy use in Low income, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per unit of energy use in Low income is 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per unit of energy use in Low income peaked at 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, in 1990.
Low income ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
GDP per unit of energy use in Low income, year by year
| Year | PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | — |
| 1991 | 2.45 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.48 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.56 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.55 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.61 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.73 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.87 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.07 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 3.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.45 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.54 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.67 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 4.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 4.47 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 4.88 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 5.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.95 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.21 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.94 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.99 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 5.63 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.84 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.82 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.29 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.69 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 2.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 4.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.84 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.82 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 42 Latvia 19.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 43 Hungary 19.31 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 19.24 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 45 Slovenia 19.03 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 46 Philippines 18.95 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 47 Estonia 18.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 48 Vanuatu 18.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
More energy & mining data for Low income
- Fuel imports 18.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 19.0% (2023)
- Mineral rents 6.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 13.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 190.09 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 71.8% (2023)
- Electricity production from oil sources 17.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per unit of energy use in Low income?
- Gdp per unit of energy use in Low income was 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest gdp per unit of energy use recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per unit of energy use recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 1990.
- How does Low income rank for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Low income ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gdp per unit of energy use rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.