Per capita primary energy use by source by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.
Countries reporting
76
Highest
20,954 kilowatt-hours per person
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
1,555 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,256
What the numbers show
Per capita primary energy use by source is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 20,954 kilowatt-hours per person in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,555 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 3,574 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 456.7%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 99.8%).
Per capita primary energy use by source: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 20,954 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 2 | Estonia | 18,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 3 | China | 18,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 15,640 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 5 | Taiwan | 15,405 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 6 | South Korea | 15,352 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 9,984 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 9 | Japan | 9,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 9,778 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 11 | Malaysia | 8,516 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 7,025 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United States | 6,983 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 14 | Russia | 6,863 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 5,847 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 16 | Turkey | 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 5,011 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 4,938 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 19 | India | 4,378 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 4,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Finland | 3,784 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 3,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 2,871 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 61.8% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 2,852 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 2,586 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 2,554 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 2,527 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 2,306 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 2,291 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 2,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 2,222 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 2,193 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 36 | Morocco | 2,034 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Canada | 1,706 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 1,585 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 1,525 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 1,514 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 214.8% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 1,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 42 | Belarus | 1,201 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 85.9% | falling |
| 44 | Brazil | 772.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 735.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 47 | Singapore | 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 669.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 49 | France | 659.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 656.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Pakistan | 518.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Spain | 503.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 54 | Kuwait | 496.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 466.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 458.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Italy | 404.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 304.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 249.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Peru | 204.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Iran | 203.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 198.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Argentina | 186.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 66 | Cyprus | 176.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 456.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 137.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 125.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 1996 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Latvia | 86.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Venezuela | 78.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 58.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 50.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 48.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Portugal | 5.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 5.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Algeria | 4.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 0.0746 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 14,290 kilowatt-hours per person
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.