Oil consumption, per capita in United States
United States: Oil consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Oil consumption, per capita in United States, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for oil consumption, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per capita in United States peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2020.
That places United States 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Oil consumption, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 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 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More energy & mining data for United States
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption, per capita in United States?
- Oil consumption, per capita in United States was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2020.
- How does United States rank for oil consumption, per capita?
- United States ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil consumption, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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)
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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.