Who uses the most energy?
Click any country to see how much energy each person uses per year, in kilowatt-hours — a measure of energy intensity.
Overview
How much energy a person uses reflects wealth, climate and industry. Energy-intensive economies use tens of thousands of kilowatt-hours per person; the lowest use a small fraction of that. This map compares them.
Key facts
- Cold, wealthy and petro-states use the most energy per person.
- The lowest-use countries consume a tiny fraction as much.
- Energy use per person tends to rise with income.
Common questions
What does energy use per capita measure?
The total primary energy a country consumes in a year, divided by its population, expressed in kilowatt-hours per person.
Why is it so high in some places?
Heavy industry, cold climates that need heating, and energy-exporting economies all push per-person energy use up.
Where does the data come from?
The Energy Institute Statistical Review, compiled via Our World in Data.
Sources & methodology
Data from Energy Institute (via Our World in Data), compiled via Our World in Data. Global figures are population-weighted across the countries that report this measure; countries without reliable recent data are shown as “no data”.
Last updated: 3 August 2026.
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