Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
11.82 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
12th
of 79 countries
All-time high
11.82 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.1091 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1973
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Czechia is 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Czechia peaked at 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1091 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1973.
Czechia ranks 12th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2299 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.2161 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1943 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1501 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1224 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1745 kilowatt-hours per person | +42.6% |
| 1971 | 0.123 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1282 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1091 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1825 kilowatt-hours per person | +67.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1808 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1433 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1938 kilowatt-hours per person | +35.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1794 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2238 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2335 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2003 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1622 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2195 kilowatt-hours per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4904 kilowatt-hours per person | +123.4% |
| 1985 | 0.867 kilowatt-hours per person | +76.8% |
| 1986 | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | +129.6% |
| 1987 | 3.39 kilowatt-hours per person | +70.1% |
| 1988 | 3.68 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 3.81 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 3.81 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.67 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 3.74 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.89 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 3.93 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.24 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 4.36 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.78 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 6.01 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 8 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 8.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 8.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 8.27 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.94 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.35 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 9.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 10.47 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 10.84 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 9.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 10.36 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 10.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.02 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.29 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 11.2 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.88 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 10.94 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.09 kilowatt-hours per person, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +129.6% | 0.867 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1984 | +123.4% | 0.2195 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4904 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1985 | +76.8% | 0.4904 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.867 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1987 | +70.1% | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.39 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1974 | +67.3% | 0.1091 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1825 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1825 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1224 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2299 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1638 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1091 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2238 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1622 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 9 Slovakia 12.49 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 11 Slovenia 11.98 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Switzerland 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 14 Belgium 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Bulgaria 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Czechia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 222.01 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 892.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 113.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.46 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Czechia?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Czechia was 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1091 kilowatt-hours per person in 1973.
- How does Czechia rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 12th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.