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Countries with the highest
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)

In 2019, Iceland leads Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) with 16,700.59. Qatar follows at 15,760.45, and the gap between the top two positions is 940.14. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.04.2 K8.4 K13 K17 KIcelandIceland: 16,700.5917 KQatarQatar: 15,760.4516 KTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 12,492.9012 KBahrainBahrain: 10,388.1910 KBrunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 9,219.809.2 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 8,736.648.7 KKuwaitKuwait: 8,355.808.4 KCanadaCanada: 8,125.588.1 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 7,669.407.7 KUnited StatesUnited States: 6,700.936.7 KLuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,376.876.4 KFinlandFinland: 6,024.656.0 K

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Latvia 2,343.52
52 South Africa 2,231.91
53 Gabon 2,211.81
54 Serbia 2,201.72
55 Croatia 2,173.20
56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,157.72
57 Chile 2,154.35
58 Portugal 2,115.19
59 Greece 2,058.54
60 Mongolia 2,035.63
61 Thailand 1,989.81
62 Ukraine 1,987.62
63 Hong Kong SAR, China 1,866.71
64 Argentina 1,777.42
65 Turkiye 1,774.20
66 Cyprus 1,758.05
67 Montenegro 1,737.59
68 Suriname 1,730.84
69 Romania 1,705.26
70 Azerbaijan 1,587.78
71 Uruguay 1,540.78
72 North Macedonia 1,503.51
73 Moldova 1,500.04
74 Lebanon 1,489.87
75 Mexico 1,469.65
76 Algeria 1,463.51
77 Malta 1,440.48
78 Brazil 1,415.83
79 Venezuela, RB 1,379.73
80 Georgia 1,371.18
81 Iraq 1,319.50
82 Uzbekistan 1,289.08
83 Equatorial Guinea 1,275.66
84 Botswana 1,202.88
85 Mauritius 1,163.15
86 Armenia 1,163.09
87 Panama 1,162.84
88 Paraguay 1,105.56
89 Jamaica 1,072.42
90 Eswatini 1,023.14
91 Costa Rica 996.67
92 Viet Nam 987.27
93 Tunisia 950.61
94 Dominican Republic 927.88
95 Albania 908.32
96 Ecuador 904.42
97 Colombia 899.55
98 Cuba 854.47
99 Guatemala 851.64
100 Indonesia 850.74

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland leads the global ranking for Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in 2019, with a lead of 940.14 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Finland at 6,024.65.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.