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Countries Ranked by Energy use per capita (2024)

Energy use per capita: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Iceland ranks #1 with 16,248 kg of oil equivalent per person. Qatar is second with 15,155 kg of oil equivalent per person, 7.2% behind. The top five are Iceland, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, Kuwait and Bahrain. The median across all 149 is 1,503 kg of oil equivalent per person; South Sudan is last at 63.2 kg of oil equivalent per person. Iceland's figure has risen 42% since 2000 (11,405 kg of oil equivalent per person to 16,248 kg of oil equivalent per person in 2024).

#1
Iceland · 16,248 kg of oil equivalent per person
Median
1,503 kg of oil equivalent per person
Coverage
149 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Energy use per capitaBar chart of the top 10: 1. Iceland 16,248; 2. Qatar 15,155; 3. Trinidad and Tobago 10,506; 4. Kuwait 9,893; 5. Bahrain 9,511; 6. Brunei Darussalam 8,931; 7. United Arab Emirates 8,838; 8. Canada 7,119; 9. Saudi Arabia 6,676; 10. United States 6,454.Iceland16,248Qatar15,155Trinidad and Tobago10,506Kuwait9,893Bahrain9,511Brunei Darussalam8,931United Arab Emirates8,838Canada7,119Saudi Arabia6,676United States6,454
Top 10: Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent per person). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Iceland 16,248; 2. Qatar 15,155; 3. Trinidad and Tobago 10,506; 4. Kuwait 9,893; 5. Bahrain 9,511; 6. Brunei Darussalam 8,931; 7. United Arab Emirates 8,838; 8. Canada 7,119; 9. Saudi Arabia 6,676; 10. United States 6,454.
Energy use per capita over time, top 5Iceland: 11,405 in 2000 to 16,248 in 2024; Qatar: 16,850 in 2000 to 15,155 in 2024; Trinidad and Tobago: 7,576 in 2000 to 10,506 in 2024; Kuwait: 9,498 in 2000 to 9,893 in 2024; Bahrain: 12,833 in 2000 to 9,511 in 2024.05,38910,77916,16821,557200020122024IcelandQatarTrinidad and TobagoKuwaitBahrain
Energy use per capita over time, top 5 (kg of oil equivalent per person). Iceland: 11,405 in 2000 to 16,248 in 2024; Qatar: 16,850 in 2000 to 15,155 in 2024; Trinidad and Tobago: 7,576 in 2000 to 10,506 in 2024; Kuwait: 9,498 in 2000 to 9,893 in 2024; Bahrain: 12,833 in 2000 to 9,511 in 2024.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Energy use per capita, 2024
RankCountryEnergy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent per person)
1Iceland16,248
2Qatar15,155
3Trinidad and Tobago10,506
4Kuwait9,893
5Bahrain9,511
6Brunei Darussalam8,931
7United Arab Emirates8,838
8Canada7,119
9Saudi Arabia6,676
10United States6,454
11Russian Federation5,727
12Finland5,647
13Korea, Rep.5,564
14Oman5,422
15Singapore5,246
16Australia5,000
17Norway4,877
18Turkmenistan4,682
19Luxembourg4,522
20Sweden4,329
21Belgium4,077
22Curaçao3,841
23Kazakhstan3,619
24New Zealand3,572
25Iran, Islamic Rep.3,456
26Netherlands3,419
27Czechia3,417
28Libya3,322
29Austria3,294
30Gibraltar3,234
31France3,183
32Malaysia3,176
33Estonia3,098
34Japan3,004
35Slovenia2,999
36Belarus2,965
37China2,947
38Slovak Republic2,925
39Germany2,874
40Poland2,622
41Bulgaria2,608
42Lithuania2,552
43Hungary2,521
44Denmark2,493
45Switzerland2,483
46Ireland2,470
47Israel2,443
48Mongolia2,396
49Serbia2,370
50Spain2,307
51Latvia2,264
52Italy2,248
53Croatia2,233
54Bosnia and Herzegovina2,178
55United Kingdom2,095
56Chile2,067
57Uruguay1,959
58Greece1,956
59Türkiye1,936
60Gabon1,932
61South Africa1,907
62Thailand1,835
63Portugal1,818
64Montenegro1,765
65Argentina1,737
66Azerbaijan1,732
67Cyprus1,720
68Suriname1,688
69Ukraine1,642
70Romania1,591
71Georgia1,551
72Algeria1,546
73Iraq1,540
74Brazil1,528
75Uzbekistan1,503
76Mexico1,498
77Venezuela, RB1,458
78Hong Kong SAR, China1,443
79Moldova1,432
80North Macedonia1,389
81Malta1,370
82Botswana1,347
83Armenia1,312
84Equatorial Guinea1,251
85Mauritius1,229
86Viet Nam1,188
87Costa Rica1,121
88Paraguay1,056
89Indonesia1,020
90Panama1,002
91Eswatini977.3
92Dominican Republic954
93Guatemala940.1
94Ecuador926.8
95Albania887.7
96Egypt, Arab Rep.883.2
97Colombia843.9
98Lao PDR842
99Tunisia840.8
100Peru840.2

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About the top 10

#10 United States

United States ranks #10 on this list with 6,454 kg of oil equivalent per person.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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Source and method

Energy use per capita: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita): IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.