Energy Use Per Capita by Country (1965–2024)

Per capita energy consumption in kWh for 236 countries and regions from 1965 to 2024, sourced from Our World in Data.
# Entity
Code
Year
Per capita energy consumption
1 Afghanistan AFG 1980 481.20862
2 Afghanistan AFG 1981 610.639
3 Afghanistan AFG 1982 717.7664
4 Afghanistan AFG 1983 905.12665
5 Afghanistan AFG 1984 887.371
6 Afghanistan AFG 1985 842.73096
7 Afghanistan AFG 1986 875.0003
8 Afghanistan AFG 1987 1486.6866
9 Afghanistan AFG 1988 2697.882
10 Afghanistan AFG 1989 2569.3418
11 Afghanistan AFG 1990 2506.8667
12 Afghanistan AFG 1991 1021.0752
13 Afghanistan AFG 1992 618.0553
14 Afghanistan AFG 1993 545.7575
15 Afghanistan AFG 1994 484.3461
16 Afghanistan AFG 1995 386.4902
17 Afghanistan AFG 1996 368.8991
18 Afghanistan AFG 1997 341.21838
19 Afghanistan AFG 1998 321.27844
20 Afghanistan AFG 1999 309.21442
21 Afghanistan AFG 2000 262.68048
22 Afghanistan AFG 2001 179.8919
23 Afghanistan AFG 2002 155.69543
24 Afghanistan AFG 2003 174.55792
25 Afghanistan AFG 2004 157.75752
26 Afghanistan AFG 2005 205.46812
27 Afghanistan AFG 2006 256.86743
28 Afghanistan AFG 2007 299.4335
29 Afghanistan AFG 2008 567.9215
30 Afghanistan AFG 2009 919.612
31 Afghanistan AFG 2010 1139.9874
32 Afghanistan AFG 2011 1410.3762
33 Afghanistan AFG 2012 1276.8679
34 Afghanistan AFG 2013 1007.7965
35 Afghanistan AFG 2014 812.08185
36 Afghanistan AFG 2015 914.92474
37 Afghanistan AFG 2016 809.07355
38 Afghanistan AFG 2017 1023.2138
39 Afghanistan AFG 2018 1265.342
40 Afghanistan AFG 2019 1244.489
41 Afghanistan AFG 2020 1200.7416
42 Afghanistan AFG 2021 1189.2205
43 Afghanistan AFG 2022 1111.5725
44 Afghanistan AFG 2023 990.46967
45 Africa OWID_AFR 1965 2228.1287
46 Africa OWID_AFR 1966 2275.2998
47 Africa OWID_AFR 1967 2240.699
48 Africa OWID_AFR 1968 2306.228
49 Africa OWID_AFR 1969 2308.4624
50 Africa OWID_AFR 1970 2440.9534
51 Africa OWID_AFR 1971 2534.0273
52 Africa OWID_AFR 1972 2611.2046
53 Africa OWID_AFR 1973 2757.1394
54 Africa OWID_AFR 1974 2818.4126
55 Africa OWID_AFR 1975 2904.6602
56 Africa OWID_AFR 1976 3060.6638
57 Africa OWID_AFR 1977 3138.4292
58 Africa OWID_AFR 1978 3168.695
59 Africa OWID_AFR 1979 3353.634
60 Africa OWID_AFR 1980 3504.6921
61 Africa OWID_AFR 1981 3820.4446
62 Africa OWID_AFR 1982 3953.1428
63 Africa OWID_AFR 1983 3943.8472
64 Africa OWID_AFR 1984 3945.3706
65 Africa OWID_AFR 1985 3987.8552
66 Africa OWID_AFR 1986 3953
67 Africa OWID_AFR 1987 3972.37
68 Africa OWID_AFR 1988 4135.509
69 Africa OWID_AFR 1989 4030.0054
70 Africa OWID_AFR 1990 4054.7393
71 Africa OWID_AFR 1991 3941.5098
72 Africa OWID_AFR 1992 3894.6165
73 Africa OWID_AFR 1993 3805.369
74 Africa OWID_AFR 1994 3835.58
75 Africa OWID_AFR 1995 3889.2122
76 Africa OWID_AFR 1996 3890.4026
77 Africa OWID_AFR 1997 3874.8552
78 Africa OWID_AFR 1998 3833.901
79 Africa OWID_AFR 1999 3853.642
80 Africa OWID_AFR 2000 3848.5989
81 Africa OWID_AFR 2001 3896.2053
82 Africa OWID_AFR 2002 3848.3406
83 Africa OWID_AFR 2003 3921.693
84 Africa OWID_AFR 2004 4157.0405
85 Africa OWID_AFR 2005 4018.5986
86 Africa OWID_AFR 2006 4003.8584
87 Africa OWID_AFR 2007 4044.9253
88 Africa OWID_AFR 2008 4183.3096
89 Africa OWID_AFR 2009 4130.701
90 Africa OWID_AFR 2010 4159.784
91 Africa OWID_AFR 2011 4116.969
92 Africa OWID_AFR 2012 4193.739
93 Africa OWID_AFR 2013 4218.367
94 Africa OWID_AFR 2014 4246.0435
95 Africa OWID_AFR 2015 4231.839
96 Africa OWID_AFR 2016 4220.5933
97 Africa OWID_AFR 2017 4244.05
98 Africa OWID_AFR 2018 4204.4478
99 Africa OWID_AFR 2019 4214.9917
100 Africa OWID_AFR 2020 3919.8445

Energy Use Per Capita by Country (1965–2024) — Analysis

Qatar consumes 70x more energy per capita than Bangladesh — the widest gap between any two countries in 2024

China's per capita energy use has grown 3.7x since 2000, now surpassing the world average

Key Findings

  • Global per capita energy consumption rose 67% from 13,003 kWh in 1965 to 21,654 kWh in 2024
  • The United States peaked at 94,845 kWh in 1979 and has since declined 19% to 76,800 kWh
  • China overtook the world average around 2013 and now consumes 34,514 kWh per capita — up from just 2,124 kWh in 1965
  • India remains at 7,813 kWh per capita, roughly one-tenth of the US level despite rapid growth
  • The top 10 per-capita consumers are dominated by oil-rich Gulf states and cold-climate nations

Visualizations

The Great Convergence: US, China, and India
China's Energy Consumption Surge
Top 10 Countries by Energy Use Per Capita (2024)
Energy Use Trends: Major Economies vs World

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