Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Low-income countries

Energy consumption per capita in low-income countries in 2024 — 3.8 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 48.5%.

2024 3.8 MMBtu −0.51% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 7.8 MMBtu1984
Period minimum 3.8 MMBtu2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Low-income countries, 1980–202434567819801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.4 MMBtu1981: 7.3 MMBtu1982: 7.5 MMBtu1983: 7.7 MMBtu1984: 7.8 MMBtu1985: 7 MMBtu1986: 6.8 MMBtu1987: 6.8 MMBtu1988: 7.6 MMBtu1989: 6.8 MMBtu1990: 6.9 MMBtu1991: 6.4 MMBtu1992: 6.4 MMBtu1993: 6.5 MMBtu1994: 6.2 MMBtu1995: 6.4 MMBtu1996: 6.3 MMBtu1997: 6.2 MMBtu1998: 5.9 MMBtu1999: 6.4 MMBtu2000: 6.1 MMBtu2001: 6 MMBtu2002: 6 MMBtu2003: 5.9 MMBtu2004: 6.1 MMBtu2005: 6.3 MMBtu2006: 6.3 MMBtu2007: 6.1 MMBtu2008: 6.3 MMBtu2009: 5.9 MMBtu2010: 5.9 MMBtu2011: 5.2 MMBtu2012: 4.6 MMBtu2013: 4.4 MMBtu2014: 4.3 MMBtu2015: 3.8 MMBtu2016: 3.9 MMBtu2017: 4.5 MMBtu2018: 4.4 MMBtu2019: 4.5 MMBtu2020: 4.1 MMBtu2021: 4.1 MMBtu2022: 4 MMBtu2023: 3.8 MMBtu2024: 3.8 MMBtu
Change over the period: −3.6 (−48.51%) Average annual rate: -1.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 3.8 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 3.8 −0 −0.51%
2023 3.8 −0.2 −4.49%
2022 4 −0.1 −1.42%
2021 4.1 −0 −0.86%
2020 4.1 −0.4 −8.78%
2019 4.5 +0.1 +1.52%
2018 4.4 −0.1 −1.13%
2017 4.5 +0.6 +16.44%
2016 3.9 +0 +0.33%
2015 3.8 −0.4 −10.04%
2014 4.3 −0.1 −2.76%
2013 4.4 −0.2 −4.57%
2012 4.6 −0.6 −11.35%
2011 5.2 −0.7 −11.76%
2010 5.9 −0 −0.82%
2009 5.9 −0.4 −5.6%
2008 6.3 +0.2 +2.62%
2007 6.1 −0.1 −2.26%
2006 6.3 −0 −0.75%
2005 6.3 +0.2 +3.23%
2004 6.1 +0.2 +3.71%
2003 5.9 −0.1 −1.16%
2002 6 −0 −0.36%
2001 6 −0.2 −2.75%
2000 6.1 −0.3 −4.38%
1999 6.4 +0.5 +8.65%
1998 5.9 −0.3 −4.44%
1997 6.2 −0.1 −1.19%
1996 6.3 −0.2 −2.6%
1995 6.4 +0.3 +4.07%
1994 6.2 −0.3 −4.31%
1993 6.5 +0.1 +1.49%
1992 6.4 −0.1 −1.19%
1991 6.4 −0.4 −6.51%
1990 6.9 +0.1 +1.13%
1989 6.8 −0.8 −10.77%
1988 7.6 +0.8 +11.92%
1987 6.8 +0 +0.19%
1986 6.8 −0.2 −3.25%
1985 7 −0.7 −9.44%
1984 7.8 +0.1 +1.05%
1983 7.7 +0.2 +2.66%
1982 7.5 +0.2 +2.1%
1981 7.3 −0.1 −0.84%
1980 7.4

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).