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

In 2020, Iceland leads Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) with 16,083.61. Qatar follows at 14,869.10, and the gap between the top two positions is 1,214.51. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.04.0 K8.0 K12 K16 KIcelandIceland: 16,083.6116 KQatarQatar: 14,869.1015 KBahrainBahrain: 10,833.6311 KTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 10,700.6011 KBrunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 9,175.899.2 KKuwaitKuwait: 8,874.998.9 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 8,105.448.1 KCanadaCanada: 7,495.087.5 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 7,172.017.2 KUnited StatesUnited States: 6,141.526.1 KFinlandFinland: 5,739.255.7 KOmanOman: 5,718.775.7 K

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Latvia 2,251.38
52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,152.73
53 Gabon 2,143.31
54 Croatia 2,104.85
55 South Africa 2,037.46
56 Portugal 1,957.31
57 Chile 1,946.17
58 Ukraine 1,932.92
59 Thailand 1,884.35
60 Greece 1,839.49
61 Mongolia 1,793.27
62 Turkiye 1,762.01
63 Suriname 1,688.41
64 Romania 1,669.64
65 Hong Kong SAR, China 1,647.66
66 Cyprus 1,638.57
67 Montenegro 1,625.86
68 Argentina 1,623.92
69 Azerbaijan 1,536.83
70 Uruguay 1,531.60
71 Moldova 1,461.47
72 Libya 1,411.04
73 North Macedonia 1,388.55
74 Brazil 1,379.25
75 Algeria 1,373.68
76 Mexico 1,366.43
77 Uzbekistan 1,351.14
78 Malta 1,336.73
79 Georgia 1,327.39
80 Lebanon 1,251.18
81 Armenia 1,233.30
82 Iraq 1,142.91
83 Botswana 1,120.17
84 Equatorial Guinea 1,116.56
85 Venezuela, RB 1,093.43
86 Paraguay 1,056.54
87 Mauritius 1,025.84
88 Eswatini 1,005.22
89 Viet Nam 991.28
90 Costa Rica 948.98
91 Panama 936.07
92 Tunisia 896.52
93 Dominican Republic 862.92
94 Indonesia 856.10
95 Albania 855.19
96 Guatemala 823.82
97 Colombia 814.03
98 Cuba 805.86
99 Egypt, Arab Rep. 805.26
100 Jamaica 792.69

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland leads the global ranking for Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in 2020, with a lead of 1,214.51 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Oman at 5,718.77.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.