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

In 2023, Qatar leads Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) with 16,343.04. Iceland follows at 15,685.70, and the gap between the top two positions is 657.34. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.04.1 K8.2 K12 K16 KQatarQatar: 16,343.0416 KIcelandIceland: 15,685.7016 KTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 10,590.4311 KBahrainBahrain: 10,511.6111 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 9,139.549.1 KKuwaitKuwait: 8,952.279.0 KBrunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 8,658.018.7 KCanadaCanada: 7,342.377.3 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 7,148.597.1 KUnited StatesUnited States: 6,364.476.4 KOmanOman: 5,908.435.9 KFinlandFinland: 5,866.655.9 K

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Qatar 16,343.04
2 Iceland 15,685.70
3 Trinidad and Tobago 10,590.43
4 Bahrain 10,511.61
5 United Arab Emirates 9,139.54
6 Kuwait 8,952.27
7 Brunei Darussalam 8,658.01
8 Canada 7,342.37
9 Saudi Arabia 7,148.59
10 United States 6,364.47
11 Oman 5,908.43
12 Finland 5,866.65
13 Russian Federation 5,498.31
14 Korea, Rep. 5,336.92
15 Singapore 5,282.76
16 Australia 4,927.65
17 Norway 4,884.62
18 Luxembourg 4,592.38
19 Turkmenistan 4,558.65
20 Sweden 4,288.83
21 Belgium 4,051.07
22 New Zealand 3,660.60
23 Kazakhstan 3,650.55
24 Curacao 3,589.16
25 Czechia 3,509.35
26 Netherlands 3,418.14
27 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3,399.10
28 Austria 3,308.71
29 Gibraltar 3,213.50
30 France 3,136.12
31 Estonia 3,089.39
32 Slovak Republic 3,054.72
33 Japan 3,039.14
34 Malaysia 3,008.82
35 Germany 2,928.20
36 Slovenia 2,895.95
37 Belarus 2,856.48
38 China 2,850.94
39 Libya 2,662.17
40 Poland 2,639.20
41 Bulgaria 2,604.19
42 Hungary 2,515.37
43 Switzerland 2,511.37
44 Denmark 2,482.86
45 Ireland 2,467.74
46 Israel 2,459.63
47 Lithuania 2,437.05
48 Serbia 2,378.08
49 Italy 2,298.39
50 Spain 2,293.71

Analytical takeaways

  • Qatar leads the global ranking for Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in 2023, with a lead of 657.34 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 5,866.65.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.