Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.
Countries reporting
79
Highest
30.86 kilowatt-hours per person
Finland
Lowest
0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person
Turkmenistan
Median
3.27 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965β2025
Data points
4,503
What the numbers show
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 30.86 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland; the lowest is 0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.27 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 5.42 kilowatt-hours per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,253.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 104,208.0%), and the largest decrease in Taiwan (down 58.4%).
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 30.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Norway | 29.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 4 | New Zealand | 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 5 | France | 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 8 | United States | 12.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 12.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 35,267.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Slovenia | 11.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 6.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 8,418.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands | 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 5.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 5.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 5.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 5.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 4.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 4.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 31 | Australia | 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 4.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 249.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 4.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 35 | China | 3.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 3.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 3.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 3.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Turkey | 3.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 2.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Venezuela | 2.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Poland | 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 44 | USSR | 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 1984 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Taiwan | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 2.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Malaysia | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Israel | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 739.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Vietnam | 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 149.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Cyprus | 1.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 1.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 56 | Indonesia | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Qatar | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 721.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 60 | South Africa | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 0.9222 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 104,208.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 0.8448 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 63 | Singapore | 0.7113 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Pakistan | 0.5971 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5719 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 37,261.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0.535 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 67 | India | 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 0.4536 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 131.7% | falling |
| 69 | Hong Kong | 0.4275 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 380.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0.3798 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 71 | Iran | 0.3437 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Morocco | 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 0.2881 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.097 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2,116.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 0.0646 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 1,426.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 0.0148 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 0.0145 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.