Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Northern America

Energy consumption per capita in Northern America in 2024 — 281.7 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 15.6%.

2024 281.7 MMBtu −0.23% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 341.9 MMBtu2000
Period minimum 272.5 MMBtu2020

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Northern America, 1980–202426028030032034036019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 333.6 MMBtu1981: 321.9 MMBtu1982: 304.4 MMBtu1983: 299.8 MMBtu1984: 313.2 MMBtu1985: 311.5 MMBtu1986: 309.5 MMBtu1987: 317.7 MMBtu1988: 331 MMBtu1989: 334.6 MMBtu1990: 328.3 MMBtu1991: 323.9 MMBtu1992: 326 MMBtu1993: 327.3 MMBtu1994: 330.7 MMBtu1995: 332.7 MMBtu1996: 338.9 MMBtu1997: 337 MMBtu1998: 334.8 MMBtu1999: 338.1 MMBtu2000: 341.9 MMBtu2001: 332.1 MMBtu2002: 333.3 MMBtu2003: 332.2 MMBtu2004: 337 MMBtu2005: 334.4 MMBtu2006: 329.2 MMBtu2007: 330.8 MMBtu2008: 319.8 MMBtu2009: 301.6 MMBtu2010: 310.9 MMBtu2011: 305.5 MMBtu2012: 297.2 MMBtu2013: 303 MMBtu2014: 304 MMBtu2015: 299 MMBtu2016: 295.2 MMBtu2017: 293.5 MMBtu2018: 301.8 MMBtu2019: 297.4 MMBtu2020: 272.5 MMBtu2021: 284.2 MMBtu2022: 287.9 MMBtu2023: 282.3 MMBtu2024: 281.7 MMBtu
Change over the period: −52 (−15.57%) Average annual rate: -0.38 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern America 281.7 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 281.7 −0.6 −0.23%
2023 282.3 −5.6 −1.93%
2022 287.9 +3.7 +1.29%
2021 284.2 +11.7 +4.28%
2020 272.5 −24.9 −8.37%
2019 297.4 −4.4 −1.44%
2018 301.8 +8.3 +2.83%
2017 293.5 −1.7 −0.57%
2016 295.2 −3.9 −1.3%
2015 299 −5 −1.63%
2014 304 +1 +0.34%
2013 303 +5.8 +1.96%
2012 297.2 −8.4 −2.74%
2011 305.5 −5.4 −1.74%
2010 310.9 +9.3 +3.1%
2009 301.6 −18.2 −5.68%
2008 319.8 −11 −3.32%
2007 330.8 +1.6 +0.48%
2006 329.2 −5.2 −1.55%
2005 334.4 −2.6 −0.78%
2004 337 +4.8 +1.45%
2003 332.2 −1.1 −0.33%
2002 333.3 +1.2 +0.36%
2001 332.1 −9.8 −2.88%
2000 341.9 +3.9 +1.14%
1999 338.1 +3.3 +0.98%
1998 334.8 −2.2 −0.67%
1997 337 −1.9 −0.55%
1996 338.9 +6.2 +1.85%
1995 332.7 +2 +0.61%
1994 330.7 +3.4 +1.03%
1993 327.3 +1.3 +0.39%
1992 326 +2.2 +0.68%
1991 323.9 −4.5 −1.36%
1990 328.3 −6.3 −1.88%
1989 334.6 +3.6 +1.09%
1988 331 +13.3 +4.18%
1987 317.7 +8.2 +2.64%
1986 309.5 −1.9 −0.62%
1985 311.5 −1.8 −0.56%
1984 313.2 +13.4 +4.48%
1983 299.8 −4.7 −1.53%
1982 304.4 −17.5 −5.43%
1981 321.9 −11.7 −3.51%
1980 333.6

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).