Energy consumption per capita in South America in 2024 — 49.7 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 52.5%.
1980–2024 · million Btu per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | MMBtu | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.7 | +1.4 | +2.89% |
| 2023 | 48.3 | +0.1 | +0.22% |
| 2022 | 48.2 | +0.9 | +1.82% |
| 2021 | 47.4 | +4.2 | +9.64% |
| 2020 | 43.2 | −4.9 | −10.22% |
| 2019 | 48.1 | −1.3 | −2.56% |
| 2018 | 49.4 | −1.4 | −2.72% |
| 2017 | 50.8 | −0.7 | −1.35% |
| 2016 | 51.5 | −1 | −2% |
| 2015 | 52.5 | −0.7 | −1.23% |
| 2014 | 53.2 | +0.5 | +0.94% |
| 2013 | 52.7 | +0.7 | +1.32% |
| 2012 | 52 | +2.2 | +4.34% |
| 2011 | 49.8 | +1.2 | +2.54% |
| 2010 | 48.6 | +3 | +6.64% |
| 2009 | 45.6 | −1.4 | −2.95% |
| 2008 | 46.9 | +1.9 | +4.27% |
| 2007 | 45 | +0.7 | +1.53% |
| 2006 | 44.3 | +1.5 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 42.8 | +0.5 | +1.17% |
| 2004 | 42.3 | +2.3 | +5.86% |
| 2003 | 40 | −0.2 | −0.42% |
| 2002 | 40.1 | −1 | −2.37% |
| 2001 | 41.1 | +0.1 | +0.24% |
| 2000 | 41 | +1.3 | +3.17% |
| 1999 | 39.7 | −0.7 | −1.67% |
| 1998 | 40.4 | +0.9 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 39.5 | +1.3 | +3.49% |
| 1996 | 38.1 | +1.5 | +4.23% |
| 1995 | 36.6 | +1.1 | +3.23% |
| 1994 | 35.4 | +0.8 | +2.43% |
| 1993 | 34.6 | +1.1 | +3.28% |
| 1992 | 33.5 | +0.5 | +1.59% |
| 1991 | 33 | −1.1 | −3.16% |
| 1990 | 34.1 | +1.4 | +4.31% |
| 1989 | 32.7 | +0.3 | +1.05% |
| 1988 | 32.3 | +0.2 | +0.78% |
| 1987 | 32.1 | −0.4 | −1.17% |
| 1986 | 32.4 | +1.7 | +5.46% |
| 1985 | 30.8 | −0.1 | −0.35% |
| 1984 | 30.9 | +0.9 | +3.02% |
| 1983 | 30 | −1.4 | −4.49% |
| 1982 | 31.4 | −0.5 | −1.58% |
| 1981 | 31.9 | −0.7 | −2.2% |
| 1980 | 32.6 | — | — |
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).
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