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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
51 Serbia 2,355.24
52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,267.26
53 Croatia 2,212.50
54 South Africa 2,124.62
55 Gabon 2,106.98
56 Libya 2,102.64
57 Ukraine 2,096.06
58 Chile 2,032.98
59 Mongolia 1,944.53
60 Portugal 1,943.29
61 Greece 1,923.83
62 Turkiye 1,894.63
63 Thailand 1,848.06
64 Romania 1,787.10
65 Argentina 1,741.51
66 Montenegro 1,730.51
67 Suriname 1,698.95
68 Hong Kong SAR, China 1,669.79
69 Cyprus 1,666.22
70 Uruguay 1,643.33
71 Azerbaijan 1,623.83
72 Moldova 1,611.53
73 Uzbekistan 1,465.19
74 North Macedonia 1,455.09
75 Algeria 1,451.45
76 Brazil 1,430.39
77 Georgia 1,425.97
78 Mexico 1,417.71
79 Venezuela, RB 1,409.83
80 Malta 1,363.06
81 Equatorial Guinea 1,295.33
82 Iraq 1,275.91
83 Armenia 1,271.53
84 Botswana 1,149.11
85 Paraguay 1,094.07
86 Mauritius 1,072.43
87 Panama 1,033.32
88 Costa Rica 996.59
89 Lebanon 987.60
90 Eswatini 964.69
91 Tunisia 964.47
92 Viet Nam 962.20
93 Dominican Republic 954.92
94 Guatemala 924.27
95 Albania 914.73
96 Indonesia 902.23
97 Ecuador 886.25
98 Colombia 880.47
99 Jamaica 877.90
100 Egypt, Arab Rep. 857.82

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.