Oil consumption, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Oil consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption, per capita in Nicaragua, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oil consumption, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 140 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 141 Indonesia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 142 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 144 Syria 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 145 Eswatini 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 146 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Oil consumption, per capita in Nicaragua was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for oil consumption, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oil consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oil consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oil consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oil consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.