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Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Iceland 18,808.93 2012
2 Qatar 17,418.69 2011
3 Trinidad and Tobago 15,691.29 2011
4 Kuwait 10,408.28 2011
5 Brunei 9,427.09 2011
6 Oman 8,356.29 2011
7 Luxembourg 7,676.87 2012
8 United Arab Emirates 7,407.01 2011
9 Bahrain 7,353.16 2011
10 Canada 7,243.34 2012
11 United States 6,793.09 2012
12 Saudi Arabia 6,738.42 2011
13 Singapore 6,452.33 2011
14 Finland 6,182.8 2012
15 Norway 5,941.27 2012
16 Australia 5,893.27 2012
17 South Korea 5,259.62 2012
18 Belgium 5,141.41 2012
19 Sweden 5,135.97 2012
20 Russia 5,113.11 2011
21 Palau 4,868.62 1990
22 Turkmenistan 4,838.8 2011
OPEC countries average (profile) 4,828.98 2011
23 Kazakhstan 4,716.63 2011
24 Netherlands 4,664.91 2012
High income OECD countries average (profile) 4,585.17 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4,401.04 2012
25 Estonia 4,271.07 2012
26 New Zealand 4,188.13 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 4,126.14 2011
27 Czech Republic 4,072.63 2012
NATO countries average (profile) 3,930.79 2011
Eurozone average (profile) 3,904.13 2012
28 Austria 3,887.33 2012
29 France 3,831.33 2012
30 Germany 3,753.6 2012
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) 3,633.17 2011
Cold countries average (profile) 3,618.96 2011
31 Japan 3,539.48 2012
Non-religious countries average (profile) 3,531.72 2011
32 Slovenia 3,470.58 2012
European Union average (profile) 3,413.58 2011
33 European Union 3,322.82 2012
Europe average (profile) 3,300.84 2011
34 Switzerland 3,188.58 2012
35 Belarus 3,114.21 2011
36 Slovakia 3,082.27 2012
37 Denmark 3,048.14 2012
38 Israel 3,044.98 2012
39 United Kingdom 3,042.67 2012
40 Ireland 2,909.19 2012
Former British colonies average (profile) 2,869.48 2007
41 Iran 2,812.69 2011
42 South Africa 2,794.64 2011
Muslim countries average (profile) 2,770 2007
43 Ukraine 2,766.32 2011
44 Equatorial Guinea 2,750.08 2007
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 2,714.21 2007
45 Spain 2,697.63 2012
46 Malaysia 2,639.43 2011
47 Bulgaria 2,615.04 2011
48 Italy 2,603.76 2012
49 Poland 2,504.82 2012
50 Seychelles 2,410.83 2007
51 Lithuania 2,404.83 2011
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 2,384.4 2011
52 Venezuela 2,379.53 2011
53 Hungary 2,363.2 2012
54 Greece 2,304.12 2012
Eastern Europe average (profile) 2,267.99 2011
55 Serbia 2,229.78 2011
56 Libya 2,186.13 2011
57 Latvia 2,123.71 2011
58 Cyprus 2,120.94 2011
59 Hong Kong 2,106.11 2011
60 Portugal 2,085.04 2012
61 The Bahamas 2,072.8 2007
62 Malta 2,057.91 2011
63 China 2,029.36 2011
Emerging markets average (profile) 1,990.67 2011
64 Croatia 1,971.49 2011
65 Argentina 1,966.97 2011
66 Montenegro 1,899.76 2011
67 Chile 1,873.5 2012
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,848.07 2011
Catholic countries average (profile) 1,839.88 2007
69 Thailand 1,789.64 2011
70 Antigua and Barbuda 1,729.92 2007
71 Romania 1,675.5 2011
72 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,644.28 2007
73 Uzbekistan 1,627.57 2011
74 Mexico 1,588.15 2012
75 Turkey 1,563.59 2012
76 Republic of Macedonia 1,483.7 2011
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1,474.28 2007
77 Barbados 1,451.44 2007
78 Lebanon 1,448.72 2011
79 Kosovo 1,411.28 2011
Religious countries average (profile) 1,409.45 2011
80 Suriname 1,398.81 2007
81 Brazil 1,371.15 2011
82 Azerbaijan 1,369.32 2011
83 Mongolia 1,309.78 2011
84 Uruguay 1,309.16 2011
85 Iraq 1,266.37 2011
86 Gabon 1,252.57 2011
South and Central Asia average (profile) 1,244.86 2007
87 Jordan 1,142.9 2011
88 Jamaica 1,132.69 2011
89 Botswana 1,115 2011
90 Algeria 1,108.28 2011
91 Panama 1,085.01 2011
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 1,030.19 2011
92 Cuba 992.07 2011
93 Costa Rica 982.57 2011
94 Egypt 978.04 2011
95 Maldives 970.03 2007
96 Mauritius 947.32 2007
97 Moldova 935.38 2011
98 Armenia 916.26 2011
99 Syria 910.05 2011
100 Tunisia 890.38 2011
101 Indonesia 857.29 2011
102 Ecuador 848.83 2011
103 Georgia 790.17 2011
104 Grenada 781.96 2007
105 North Korea 772.89 2011
106 Saint Lucia 752.28 2007
107 Bolivia 746.16 2011
108 Paraguay 739.01 2011
109 Dominican Republic 727.45 2011
110 Nigeria 720.64 2011
111 Namibia 716.6 2011
112 Zimbabwe 697.08 2011
113 Vietnam 696.83 2011
114 Peru 695 2011
115 Guatemala 691.08 2011
116 El Salvador 690.3 2011
117 Albania 689.03 2011
118 Angola 672.74 2011
119 Colombia 671.49 2011
120 Guyana 649.01 2007
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 641.94 2007
122 Fiji 627.25 2007
123 Belize 621.95 2007
124 Zambia 620.66 2011
125 India 613.72 2011
126 Marshall Islands 613.61 2007
127 Honduras 609.49 2011
128 Dominica 607.39 2007
129 Cote d'Ivoire 579.3 2011
130 Tonga 567.02 2007
131 Kyrgyzstan 561.65 2011
132 Morocco 539.08 2011
133 Nicaragua 514.5 2011
134 Sri Lanka 499.34 2011
135 Pakistan 481.62 2011
136 Kenya 480.13 2011
137 Tanzania 447.57 2011
138 Togo 427.05 2011
139 Philippines 425.57 2011
140 Ghana 425.04 2011
141 Mozambique 415.03 2011
South Asia average (profile) 393.06 2007
142 Republic of the Congo 392.64 2011
143 Benin 384.56 2011
144 Democratic Republic of the Congo 383.17 2011
145 Nepal 382.64 2011
146 Ethiopia 381.06 2011
147 Swaziland 372.69 2007
148 Cambodia 365.14 2011
149 Bhutan 359.16 2007
150 Sudan 355.08 2011
151 Haiti 320.04 2011
152 Samoa 318.26 2007
153 Cameroon 317.62 2011
154 Yemen 311.55 2011
155 Tajikistan 306.49 2011
156 Sao Tome and Principe 269.29 2007
157 Burma 268.5 2011
158 Senegal 263.65 2011
159 Cape Verde 212.94 2007
160 Bangladesh 204.72 2011
161 Djibouti 179.04 2007
162 Vanuatu 159.09 2007
163 Solomon Islands 130.04 2007
164 Eritrea 128.95 2011
165 Kiribati 117.77 2007
166 The Gambia 86.96 2007
167 Comoros 64.8 2007
168 Guinea-Bissau 64 2007
169 East Timor 58.32 2007
170 Lesotho 9.71 2007

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Interesting observations about Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita

  • 5 of the top 6 countries by energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita are Hot countries.
  • Iceland ranked first for energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
  • Canada ranked first for energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita amongst European Union in 2012.
  • 4 of the top 6 countries by energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita are Muslim.
  • Qatar has ranked in the top 2 for energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita since 1977.
  • Lesotho has ranked last for energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita since 2004.
  • Finland ranked second for energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita amongst Eurozone in 2012.
  • All of the top 2 countries by energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita are Tourist destination.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita are Former British Colonies'.
  • Australia ranked second for energy use > kg of oil equivalent per capita amongst Non-religious countries in 2012.
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