Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.
Countries reporting
76
Highest
198.01 kilowatt-hours per person
Qatar
Lowest
2.8 kilowatt-hours per person
Pakistan
Median
21.24 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965β2025
Data points
3,792
What the numbers show
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 198.01 kilowatt-hours per person in Qatar; the lowest is 2.8 kilowatt-hours per person in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.24 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 33.5 kilowatt-hours per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 67.1%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 38.1%).
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 198.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 2 | Singapore | 173.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 116.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 4 | Kuwait | 104.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 96.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 7 | Oman | 86.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 65.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 62.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 10 | South Korea | 56.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 54.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 52.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 13 | USSR | 50.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 1984 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 14 | Taiwan | 49.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 45.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 42.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 42.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 42.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 19 | Iran | 39.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 36.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 36.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 1996 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 22 | Malaysia | 35.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Estonia | 32.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 24 | Japan | 31.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 25 | Belarus | 28.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 26 | Israel | 28.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 28.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 28 | China | 27.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 27.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 26.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 32 | Greece | 25.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 25.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 25.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 24.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 22.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 21.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 21.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 39 | South Africa | 20.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 20.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 20.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 20.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 19.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 19.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 19.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 18.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 18.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 48 | Lithuania | 18.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 49 | Thailand | 17.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 17.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 17.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 31.6% | flat |
| 52 | Argentina | 16.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 53 | France | 16.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 54 | Algeria | 16.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 55 | Sweden | 15.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 56 | Portugal | 15.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 57 | Denmark | 15.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 15.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 15.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 60 | Mexico | 15.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 14.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 13.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 63 | Romania | 13.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 64 | Ukraine | 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 65 | Vietnam | 11.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Indonesia | 9.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 9.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 68 | Brazil | 9.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 69 | Egypt | 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 70 | Peru | 7.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 72 | India | 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Morocco | 6.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | 4.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 3.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 2.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.