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Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)

For 2024, Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) is led by Iceland at 15,996.68. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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Snapshot year 2024
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0.04.0 K8.0 K12 K16 KIcelandIceland: 15,996.6816 KCanadaCanada: 7,160.677.2 KUnited StatesUnited States: 6,361.446.4 KFinlandFinland: 5,613.995.6 KKorea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 5,438.795.4 KNorwayNorway: 4,775.004.8 KAustraliaAustralia: 4,750.604.8 KLuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,552.144.6 KSwedenSweden: 4,308.314.3 KBelgiumBelgium: 4,077.834.1 KNew ZealandNew Zealand: 3,557.473.6 KCzechiaCzechia: 3,416.323.4 K
Rank Country Value
1 Iceland 15,996.68
2 Canada 7,160.67
3 United States 6,361.44
4 Finland 5,613.99
5 Korea, Rep. 5,438.79
6 Norway 4,775.00
7 Australia 4,750.60
8 Luxembourg 4,552.14
9 Sweden 4,308.31
10 Belgium 4,077.83
11 New Zealand 3,557.47
12 Czechia 3,416.32
13 Netherlands 3,415.76
14 Austria 3,242.21
15 France 3,184.79
16 Slovenia 3,025.26
17 Slovak Republic 3,010.73
18 Japan 3,005.90
19 Germany 2,824.59
20 Estonia 2,708.78
21 Poland 2,646.74
22 Lithuania 2,603.00
23 Hungary 2,514.14
24 Denmark 2,502.22
25 Switzerland 2,491.51
26 Israel 2,476.65
27 Ireland 2,467.50
28 Spain 2,303.61
29 Latvia 2,270.98
30 Italy 2,231.20
31 United Kingdom 2,069.38
32 Chile 2,029.03
33 Turkiye 1,924.94
34 Greece 1,921.30
35 Portugal 1,815.40
36 Argentina 1,736.70
37 Mexico 1,558.76
38 Brazil 1,511.62
39 Costa Rica 1,024.26
40 Colombia 840.64
41 Kenya 539.30
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland sits at the top of the Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) distribution in 2024 at 15,996.68, with a lead of 8,836.01 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Poland at 2,646.74, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Kenya (539.30), and the page currently covers 41 countries.