Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — World

Energy consumption per capita in the world in 2024 — 73.8 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 48%.

2024 73.8 MMBtu +1.49% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 73.8 MMBtu2024
Period minimum 46.5 MMBtu1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — World, 1980–2024405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 49.8 MMBtu1981: 48.3 MMBtu1982: 47 MMBtu1983: 46.5 MMBtu1984: 47.9 MMBtu1985: 48.1 MMBtu1986: 48.3 MMBtu1987: 49.1 MMBtu1988: 50.5 MMBtu1989: 51.9 MMBtu1990: 51.5 MMBtu1991: 53.6 MMBtu1992: 61 MMBtu1993: 60.7 MMBtu1994: 60.4 MMBtu1995: 61 MMBtu1996: 61.7 MMBtu1997: 61 MMBtu1998: 60.4 MMBtu1999: 60.7 MMBtu2000: 61.9 MMBtu2001: 61.5 MMBtu2002: 62 MMBtu2003: 63.4 MMBtu2004: 65.8 MMBtu2005: 67.1 MMBtu2006: 68.4 MMBtu2007: 69.4 MMBtu2008: 69.4 MMBtu2009: 67.7 MMBtu2010: 71.2 MMBtu2011: 72.2 MMBtu2012: 72.5 MMBtu2013: 72.7 MMBtu2014: 72.3 MMBtu2015: 71.5 MMBtu2016: 71.4 MMBtu2017: 71.4 MMBtu2018: 72.3 MMBtu2019: 72.6 MMBtu2020: 68.8 MMBtu2021: 71.6 MMBtu2022: 71.7 MMBtu2023: 72.7 MMBtu2024: 73.8 MMBtu
Change over the period: +23.9 (+48.03%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %

Comparison, 2024

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

World 73.8 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 73.8 +1.1 +1.49%
2023 72.7 +0.9 +1.32%
2022 71.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2021 71.6 +2.7 +3.93%
2020 68.8 −3.7 −5.16%
2019 72.6 +0.3 +0.47%
2018 72.3 +0.9 +1.24%
2017 71.4 −0.1 −0.1%
2016 71.4 −0.1 −0.12%
2015 71.5 −0.8 −1.11%
2014 72.3 −0.4 −0.52%
2013 72.7 +0.2 +0.31%
2012 72.5 +0.3 +0.45%
2011 72.2 +1 +1.38%
2010 71.2 +3.5 +5.17%
2009 67.7 −1.7 −2.46%
2008 69.4 −0 −0.07%
2007 69.4 +1 +1.52%
2006 68.4 +1.3 +1.93%
2005 67.1 +1.3 +1.92%
2004 65.8 +2.5 +3.89%
2003 63.4 +1.4 +2.21%
2002 62 +0.5 +0.85%
2001 61.5 −0.4 −0.64%
2000 61.9 +1.1 +1.86%
1999 60.7 +0.3 +0.49%
1998 60.4 −0.5 −0.87%
1997 61 −0.8 −1.24%
1996 61.7 +0.7 +1.13%
1995 61 +0.6 +1.06%
1994 60.4 −0.3 −0.56%
1993 60.7 −0.3 −0.47%
1992 61 +7.5 +13.93%
1991 53.6 +2.1 +4.1%
1990 51.5 −0.5 −0.87%
1989 51.9 +1.4 +2.84%
1988 50.5 +1.4 +2.76%
1987 49.1 +0.9 +1.76%
1986 48.3 +0.2 +0.32%
1985 48.1 +0.2 +0.49%
1984 47.9 +1.3 +2.89%
1983 46.5 −0.4 −0.92%
1982 47 −1.3 −2.78%
1981 48.3 −1.5 −3.05%
1980 49.8

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).