Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Benin

Energy consumption per capita in Benin in 2024 — 7.4 MMBtu. Ranked 158 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 345.7%.

2024 7.4 MMBtu −0.15% vs 2023
World rank 158of 214
Period maximum 8.9 MMBtu2018
Period minimum 1.1 MMBtu1982

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Benin, 1980–202402.557.51019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.7 MMBtu1981: 1.6 MMBtu1982: 1.1 MMBtu1983: 1.6 MMBtu1984: 1.5 MMBtu1985: 1.7 MMBtu1986: 1.6 MMBtu1987: 1.2 MMBtu1988: 1.5 MMBtu1989: 1.5 MMBtu1990: 1.7 MMBtu1991: 1.9 MMBtu1992: 2 MMBtu1993: 2.1 MMBtu1994: 2.1 MMBtu1995: 2.3 MMBtu1996: 2.4 MMBtu1997: 2.5 MMBtu1998: 2.6 MMBtu1999: 1.3 MMBtu2000: 3.2 MMBtu2001: 3.6 MMBtu2002: 4 MMBtu2003: 4.5 MMBtu2004: 4.6 MMBtu2005: 4.2 MMBtu2006: 5.5 MMBtu2007: 6.3 MMBtu2008: 6.3 MMBtu2009: 6.8 MMBtu2010: 7.5 MMBtu2011: 6.8 MMBtu2012: 6.3 MMBtu2013: 6.2 MMBtu2014: 6.4 MMBtu2015: 6.8 MMBtu2016: 8.1 MMBtu2017: 8.3 MMBtu2018: 8.9 MMBtu2019: 8.1 MMBtu2020: 8.3 MMBtu2021: 6.3 MMBtu2022: 6.3 MMBtu2023: 7.4 MMBtu2024: 7.4 MMBtu
Change over the period: +5.7 (+345.69%) Average annual rate: 3.45 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Benin 7.4 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Western Africa computed 7 MMBtu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 25 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 7.4 −0 −0.15%
2023 7.4 +1.1 +18.08%
2022 6.3 +0 +0.22%
2021 6.3 −2 −24.3%
2020 8.3 +0.2 +2.37%
2019 8.1 −0.8 −9.36%
2018 8.9 +0.6 +6.98%
2017 8.3 +0.2 +3.06%
2016 8.1 +1.3 +18.42%
2015 6.8 +0.4 +6.65%
2014 6.4 +0.2 +3.28%
2013 6.2 −0.1 −0.91%
2012 6.3 −0.5 −7.96%
2011 6.8 −0.7 −9.26%
2010 7.5 +0.7 +10.95%
2009 6.8 +0.5 +7.74%
2008 6.3 −0 −0.78%
2007 6.3 +0.8 +14.62%
2006 5.5 +1.4 +32.47%
2005 4.2 −0.4 −9.1%
2004 4.6 +0.1 +2.35%
2003 4.5 +0.5 +11.35%
2002 4 +0.4 +11.83%
2001 3.6 +0.4 +10.84%
2000 3.2 +2 +158.7%
1999 1.3 −1.4 −52.44%
1998 2.6 +0.1 +4.53%
1997 2.5 +0.1 +5.04%
1996 2.4 +0.1 +6.26%
1995 2.3 +0.1 +5.67%
1994 2.1 +0 +0.79%
1993 2.1 +0.1 +5.19%
1992 2 +0.1 +7.73%
1991 1.9 +0.2 +13.33%
1990 1.7 +0.2 +11.43%
1989 1.5 −0 −0.06%
1988 1.5 +0.3 +20.28%
1987 1.2 −0.4 −23.13%
1986 1.6 −0.1 −5.43%
1985 1.7 +0.2 +12.01%
1984 1.5 −0.1 −3.72%
1983 1.6 +0.5 +40.92%
1982 1.1 −0.5 −31.43%
1981 1.6 −0 −2.08%
1980 1.7

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).