Greece vs USSR: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Greece
2,974 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
2,321 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Greece rank
42nd
USSR rank
45th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Greece
- USSR
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2,974 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,321 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 653 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 42nd and USSR ranks 45th of 80 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 442.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 266.38 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 274.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 910.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 635.59 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 317.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,843 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,525 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Greece or USSR?
- Greece, at 2,974 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,321 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Greece and USSR?
- 653 kilowatt-hours per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Greece and USSR rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Greece ranks 42nd and USSR ranks 45th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.