Metric briefing
Energy Use (Per Capita) by Country
149 countries • kg oil eq/person • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- Qatar
- Lowest country
- Yemen
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Energy use in kilograms of oil equivalent per person, from World Bank Open Data.
At a Glance
World average
2.3K
Middle country
1.5K
Low end
68.95
High end
16.7K
Countries
149
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Energy Use (Per Capita)
Highest Energy Use (Per Capita)
#1Qatar16.7K kg oil eq/person#2Iceland15.7K kg oil eq/person#3Trinidad and Tobago11.0K kg oil eq/person#4Bahrain10.7K kg oil eq/person#5Brunei9.5K kg oil eq/person#6Kuwait9.1K kg oil eq/person#7United Arab Emirates8.3K kg oil eq/person#8Saudi Arabia7.5K kg oil eq/person#9Canada7.3K kg oil eq/person#10Gibraltar6.5K kg oil eq/person
Lowest Energy Use (Per Capita)
#149Yemen68.95 kg oil eq/person#148South Sudan69.04 kg oil eq/person#147Niger162.05 kg oil eq/person#146Chad198.54 kg oil eq/person#145Eritrea289.55 kg oil eq/person#144Senegal291.05 kg oil eq/person#143Bangladesh297.12 kg oil eq/person#142Madagascar308.67 kg oil eq/person#141Burkina Faso312.93 kg oil eq/person#140Nigeria333.06 kg oil eq/person
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #2 Iceland is 4.6K kg oil eq/person higher than #3 Trinidad and Tobago (15.7K kg oil eq/person vs 11.0K kg oil eq/person).
Another sharp ranking jump: #4 Bahrain is 1.2K kg oil eq/person higher than #5 Brunei (10.7K kg oil eq/person vs 9.5K kg oil eq/person).
Another sharp ranking jump: #1 Qatar is 997.97 kg oil eq/person higher than #2 Iceland (16.7K kg oil eq/person vs 15.7K kg oil eq/person).