Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Afghanistan

Energy consumption per capita in Afghanistan in 2024 — 3.2 MMBtu. Ranked 174 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 92.2%.

2024 3.2 MMBtu −4.8% vs 2023
World rank 174of 214
Period maximum 9.2 MMBtu1988
Period minimum 0.5 MMBtu2002

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Afghanistan, 1980–202402.557.51019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.6 MMBtu1981: 2.1 MMBtu1982: 2.4 MMBtu1983: 3.1 MMBtu1984: 3 MMBtu1985: 2.9 MMBtu1986: 3 MMBtu1987: 5.1 MMBtu1988: 9.2 MMBtu1989: 8.8 MMBtu1990: 8.6 MMBtu1991: 3.5 MMBtu1992: 2.1 MMBtu1993: 1.9 MMBtu1994: 1.7 MMBtu1995: 1.3 MMBtu1996: 1.3 MMBtu1997: 1.2 MMBtu1998: 1.1 MMBtu1999: 1.1 MMBtu2000: 0.9 MMBtu2001: 0.6 MMBtu2002: 0.5 MMBtu2003: 0.6 MMBtu2004: 0.5 MMBtu2005: 0.7 MMBtu2006: 0.9 MMBtu2007: 1 MMBtu2008: 1.9 MMBtu2009: 3.1 MMBtu2010: 3.9 MMBtu2011: 4.8 MMBtu2012: 4.4 MMBtu2013: 3.4 MMBtu2014: 2.8 MMBtu2015: 3.1 MMBtu2016: 2.8 MMBtu2017: 3.5 MMBtu2018: 4.3 MMBtu2019: 4.2 MMBtu2020: 4.1 MMBtu2021: 4.1 MMBtu2022: 3.8 MMBtu2023: 3.3 MMBtu2024: 3.2 MMBtu
Change over the period: +1.5 (+92.24%) Average annual rate: 1.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 3.2 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
South Asia computed 21.8 MMBtu
Southern Asia computed 27.6 MMBtu
Low-income countries computed 3.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 3.2 −0.2 −4.8%
2023 3.3 −0.5 −12.58%
2022 3.8 −0.3 −6.53%
2021 4.1 −0 −0.96%
2020 4.1 −0.1 −3.52%
2019 4.2 −0.1 −1.65%
2018 4.3 +0.8 +23.66%
2017 3.5 +0.7 +26.47%
2016 2.8 −0.4 −11.57%
2015 3.1 +0.4 +12.66%
2014 2.8 −0.7 −19.42%
2013 3.4 −0.9 −21.07%
2012 4.4 −0.5 −9.47%
2011 4.8 +0.9 +23.72%
2010 3.9 +0.8 +23.96%
2009 3.1 +1.2 +61.93%
2008 1.9 +0.9 +89.67%
2007 1 +0.1 +16.57%
2006 0.9 +0.2 +25.02%
2005 0.7 +0.2 +30.24%
2004 0.5 −0.1 −9.62%
2003 0.6 +0.1 +12.11%
2002 0.5 −0.1 −13.45%
2001 0.6 −0.3 −31.52%
2000 0.9 −0.2 −15.05%
1999 1.1 −0 −3.75%
1998 1.1 −0.1 −5.84%
1997 1.2 −0.1 −7.5%
1996 1.3 −0.1 −4.55%
1995 1.3 −0.3 −20.2%
1994 1.7 −0.2 −11.25%
1993 1.9 −0.2 −11.7%
1992 2.1 −1.4 −39.47%
1991 3.5 −5.1 −59.27%
1990 8.6 −0.2 −2.43%
1989 8.8 −0.4 −4.76%
1988 9.2 +4.1 +81.47%
1987 5.1 +2.1 +69.91%
1986 3 +0.1 +3.83%
1985 2.9 −0.2 −5.03%
1984 3 −0.1 −1.96%
1983 3.1 +0.6 +26.1%
1982 2.4 +0.4 +17.54%
1981 2.1 +0.4 +26.9%
1980 1.6

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).