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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
51 Latvia 2,240.34
52 Croatia 2,237.23
53 Mongolia 2,176.26
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,171.05
55 United Kingdom 2,126.55
56 Chile 2,059.28
57 Gabon 2,041.87
58 South Africa 1,938.51
59 Greece 1,874.96
60 Portugal 1,853.16
61 Thailand 1,851.27
62 Turkiye 1,849.54
63 Uruguay 1,771.53
64 Argentina 1,763.51
65 Azerbaijan 1,732.20
66 Montenegro 1,722.22
67 Suriname 1,695.16
68 Cyprus 1,672.79
69 Romania 1,600.62
70 Georgia 1,530.07
71 Hong Kong SAR, China 1,517.86
72 Ukraine 1,508.28
73 Iraq 1,506.05
74 Algeria 1,503.41
75 Brazil 1,481.22
76 Mexico 1,467.11
77 North Macedonia 1,450.14
78 Malta 1,398.00
79 Uzbekistan 1,394.09
80 Venezuela, RB 1,331.23
81 Armenia 1,300.31
82 Moldova 1,296.80
83 Equatorial Guinea 1,271.35
84 Botswana 1,249.83
85 Mauritius 1,172.42
86 Paraguay 1,043.95
87 Costa Rica 1,025.15
88 Panama 1,019.98
89 Viet Nam 1,018.07
90 Dominican Republic 1,011.62
91 Eswatini 1,007.28
92 Indonesia 982.41
93 Ecuador 949.27
94 Guatemala 934.93
95 Jamaica 934.89
96 Egypt, Arab Rep. 928.39
97 Tunisia 901.54
98 Albania 889.36
99 Lao PDR 880.60
100 Colombia 872.63

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.