Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Czechia
Czechia: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person was 52.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▲ Rising
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Czechia, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2020, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Czechia stood at 52.8 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Czechia peaked at 52.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.5 kilowatt-hours, in 1995.
Czechia ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Czechia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.5 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 50.5 kilowatt-hours | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 44.4 kilowatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 43.5 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 39.6 kilowatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 41.3 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 43.8 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 47.3 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 49.4 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 49.3 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.4 kilowatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 49.9 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 49.5 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.3 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.3 kilowatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 46.2 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 48.3 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 45.4 kilowatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 44.3 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 42.8 kilowatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 44.7 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 43.4 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 44.1 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 49.2 kilowatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 50.8 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 52.8 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 52.8 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.8 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 52.8 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 54.35 kilowatt-hours, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5 kilowatt-hours | 39.5 kilowatt-hours | 50.5 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.25 kilowatt-hours | 41.3 kilowatt-hours | 50.3 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.92 kilowatt-hours | 42.8 kilowatt-hours | 50.8 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8 kilowatt-hours | 52.8 kilowatt-hours | 52.8 kilowatt-hours | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More energy & mining data for Czechia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.85 % 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 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Czechia?
- Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Czechia was 52.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5 kilowatt-hours in 1995.
- How does Czechia rank for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Czechia ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.