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

In 2021, Qatar leads Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) with 17,103.38. Iceland follows at 15,779.65, and the gap between the top two positions is 1,323.73. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.04.3 K8.6 K13 K17 KQatarQatar: 17,103.3817 KIcelandIceland: 15,779.6516 KTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 11,212.0111 KBahrainBahrain: 10,665.6311 KBrunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 8,962.629.0 KKuwaitKuwait: 8,573.698.6 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 8,500.468.5 KCanadaCanada: 7,524.867.5 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 7,467.027.5 KUnited StatesUnited States: 6,445.836.4 KFinlandFinland: 5,996.896.0 KSingaporeSingapore: 5,966.336.0 K

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Qatar 17,103.38
2 Iceland 15,779.65
3 Trinidad and Tobago 11,212.01
4 Bahrain 10,665.63
5 Brunei Darussalam 8,962.62
6 Kuwait 8,573.69
7 United Arab Emirates 8,500.46
8 Canada 7,524.86
9 Saudi Arabia 7,467.02
10 United States 6,445.83
11 Finland 5,996.89
12 Singapore 5,966.33
13 Oman 5,956.41
14 Russian Federation 5,710.55
15 Luxembourg 5,631.09
16 Korea, Rep. 5,513.63
17 Norway 5,298.88
18 Turkmenistan 5,109.26
19 Australia 5,006.44
20 Belgium 4,823.58
21 Sweden 4,558.74
22 Netherlands 4,057.79
23 Czechia 4,056.32
24 New Zealand 3,907.65
25 Austria 3,728.13
26 Kazakhstan 3,540.40
27 Curacao 3,492.21
28 France 3,469.83
29 Germany 3,467.03
30 Estonia 3,427.30
31 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3,356.97
32 Slovak Republic 3,305.90
33 Gibraltar 3,239.43
34 Japan 3,196.04
35 Slovenia 3,144.09
36 Belarus 2,929.17
37 Poland 2,920.11
38 Bulgaria 2,918.92
39 Hungary 2,850.71
40 Malaysia 2,781.74
41 Lithuania 2,774.32
42 Denmark 2,756.12
43 Ireland 2,689.36
44 China 2,623.80
45 Switzerland 2,619.81
46 Italy 2,531.09
47 Israel 2,432.55
48 Spain 2,422.47
49 United Kingdom 2,377.48
50 Latvia 2,375.52

Analytical takeaways

  • Qatar leads the global ranking for Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in 2021, with a lead of 1,323.73 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Singapore at 5,966.33.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.