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Primary energy consumption per GDP
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.2kilowatt-hours per $
Median: 1.0kilowatt-hours per $
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
4.8kilowatt-hours per $
Lowest
Rwanda
0.2kilowatt-hours per $
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan4.8kilowatt-hours per $
2Trinidad and Tobago4.6kilowatt-hours per $
3North Korea4.5kilowatt-hours per $
4Venezuela4.3kilowatt-hours per $
5Bahrain4.0kilowatt-hours per $
By Region
North America1.3kilowatt-hours per $(4 countries)
Asia1.3kilowatt-hours per $(27 countries)
Other1.2kilowatt-hours per $(84 countries)
Oceania1.2kilowatt-hours per $(2 countries)
Europe1.1kilowatt-hours per $(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2kilowatt-hours per $)High (4.8kilowatt-hours per $)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.2kilowatt-hours per $)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Other (84)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 4.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 3 | North Korea | 4.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 4 | Venezuela | 4.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 5 | Bahrain | 4.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 6 | Iceland | 4.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 7 | Libya | 2.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 8 | Oman | 2.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 2.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 10 | Canada | 2.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 2.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 12 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 13 | Kuwait | 2.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 15 | Malta | 2.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 16 | Ukraine | 2.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 17 | Singapore | 1.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 19 | South Africa | 1.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 21 | Mozambique | 1.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 22 | Barbados | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 25 | Belarus | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 26 | South Korea | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 27 | Jamaica | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 30 | People's Republic of China | 1.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 1.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 32 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 33 | Estonia | 1.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 34 | Vietnam | 1.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 35 | Malaysia | 1.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 36 | Serbia | 1.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 1.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 38 | Qatar | 1.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 1.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 40 | Belgium | 1.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 41 | Finland | 1.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 42 | Lebanon | 1.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 43 | United States of America | 1.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 44 | Bolivia | 1.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 45 | Czech Republic | 1.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 46 | Mauritania | 1.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 47 | Iraq | 1.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 48 | Ecuador | 1.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 49 | Sweden | 1.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 50 | Armenia | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 51 | Australia | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 52 | Thailand | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 53 | Algeria | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 55 | Slovakia | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 56 | Greece | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 57 | Seychelles | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 58 | Mongolia | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 60 | Argentina | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 61 | Brazil | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 62 | New Zealand | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 63 | Jordan | 1.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 64 | Mexico | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 65 | State of Palestine | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 66 | Chile | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 67 | Norway | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 68 | Cuba | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 69 | Netherlands | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 70 | Panama | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 72 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 73 | Dominica | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 74 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1.1kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 75 | Japan | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 76 | Honduras | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 77 | Yemen | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 78 | Comoros | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 79 | Slovenia | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 80 | Lesotho | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 81 | Djibouti | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 82 | Republic of the Congo | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 83 | Peru | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 84 | Spain | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 85 | Georgia | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 87 | Cambodia | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 88 | Poland | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 89 | India | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 90 | Mali | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 91 | Austria | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 92 | Tunisia | 1.0kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 93 | Hungary | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 94 | Cyprus | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 95 | Israel | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 96 | Croatia | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 97 | Guinea | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 98 | Senegal | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 99 | Montenegro | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 100 | Portugal | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 101 | Germany | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 102 | France | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 103 | Morocco | 0.9kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 105 | Colombia | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 106 | Togo | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 107 | Türkiye | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 108 | Namibia | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 109 | Italy | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 110 | Paraguay | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 112 | Indonesia | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 114 | United Kingdom | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 115 | Lithuania | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 116 | Benin | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 117 | Egypt | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 118 | Latvia | 0.8kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 119 | Botswana | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 120 | Pakistan | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 121 | Liberia | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 122 | El Salvador | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 123 | Uruguay | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 125 | Albania | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 126 | Romania | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 127 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 128 | Haiti | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 129 | Ghana | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 131 | Guatemala | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 132 | Eswatini | 0.7kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 133 | Denmark | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 136 | Angola | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 138 | Hong Kong | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 139 | Ireland | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 141 | Zambia | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 143 | Nepal | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 144 | Philippines | 0.6kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 145 | Niger | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 147 | Switzerland | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 150 | Nigeria | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 151 | Gabon | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 152 | Myanmar | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 153 | Kenya | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 154 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.5kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 155 | Burundi | 0.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 156 | Cameroon | 0.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 157 | Madagascar | 0.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 0.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 159 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.4kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 161 | Chad | 0.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 162 | Uganda | 0.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 163 | Malawi | 0.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 0.3kilowatt-hours per $ |
| 165 | Rwanda | 0.2kilowatt-hours per $ |
Showing 165 of 165 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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