USSR vs Venezuela: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
USSR
2.32 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Venezuela
2.57 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR rank
44th
Venezuela rank
42nd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- USSR
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2.57 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 0.25 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
USSR ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4422 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1968 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2454 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.9103 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6547 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2556 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8068 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, USSR or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2.57 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between USSR and Venezuela?
- 0.25 kilowatt-hours per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Venezuela?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do USSR and Venezuela rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- USSR ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 42nd of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.