Per capita fossil energy vs gdp by country
Countries reporting
75
Highest
198.01
Qatar
Lowest
2.8
Pakistan
Median
21.92
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
3,792
What the numbers show
Per capita fossil energy vs gdp is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 198.01 in Qatar; the lowest is 2.8 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.92, and the mean is 33.67.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 67.1%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 38.1%).
Per capita fossil energy vs gdp: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 198.01 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 1 | USSR | 50.55 | 1984 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 45.27 | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 2 | Singapore | 173.67 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 25.63 | 2025 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 116.41 | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 4 | Kuwait | 104.84 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.41 | 2025 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 96.06 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 7 | Oman | 86.54 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 65.14 | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 62.42 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 10 | South Korea | 56.68 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 54.04 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 52.44 | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 13 | Taiwan | 49.05 | 2025 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 42.83 | 2025 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 42.16 | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 42.14 | 2025 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 17 | Iran | 39.56 | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 36.67 | 2025 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 36.16 | 1996 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 35.64 | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 32.18 | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 22 | Japan | 31.87 | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 23 | Belarus | 28.93 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 24 | Israel | 28.5 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 28.15 | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 26 | China | 27.85 | 2025 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 27.84 | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | 26.19 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 26.1 | 2025 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 30 | Greece | 25.72 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 25.19 | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 24.63 | 2025 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 22.43 | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 21.97 | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 21.92 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 20.56 | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 20.37 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 20.15 | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 19.92 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 19.82 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 19.15 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 43 | Hungary | 18.99 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 18.66 | 2025 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 45 | Lithuania | 18.14 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 46 | Thailand | 17.9 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 17.34 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela | 17.17 | 2025 | down 31.6% | flat |
| 49 | Argentina | 16.82 | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 50 | France | 16.78 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 51 | Algeria | 16.77 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 52 | Sweden | 15.93 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 53 | Portugal | 15.79 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 54 | Denmark | 15.78 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 15.49 | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 56 | Switzerland | 15.4 | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 57 | Mexico | 15.31 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 58 | Latvia | 14.11 | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 13.73 | 2025 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 60 | Romania | 13.43 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 61 | Ukraine | 12.26 | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 62 | Vietnam | 11.33 | 2025 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Indonesia | 9.89 | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 9.17 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 9.1 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 66 | Egypt | 9.02 | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 7.76 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 7.54 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 69 | India | 6.9 | 2025 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 6.87 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 4.95 | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 3.19 | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Pakistan | 2.8 | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 20.57