Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use by country
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 terawatt-hours.
What the numbers show
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 40,469 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is 30.77 terawatt-hours in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 642.34 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 3,389 terawatt-hours.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,315.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 85.3%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 26.3%).
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 40,469 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 32,208 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 3 | India | 14,535 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 6,738 terawatt-hours | 2019 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 6,551 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 4,948 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 7 | France | 3,503 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 3,134 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 3,110 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 3,098 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 11 | South Korea | 3,065 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 2,923 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 2,829 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 2,383 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 15 | Turkey | 1,732 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 1,581 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 17 | Australia | 1,403 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 1,293 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 1,279 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 1,245 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 809.29 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 642.34 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 578.92 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 565.47 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 499.96 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 499.59 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 487.65 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 476.54 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 461.75 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 440.63 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 423.85 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 342.52 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 310.1 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 260.48 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 196.52 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 36 | Lithuania | 137.63 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 132.35 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 103.72 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 81.87 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 80.58 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 79.53 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 49.49 terawatt-hours | 2020 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 30.77 terawatt-hours | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
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 terawatt-hours.