A horizontal bar chart showing per capita primary energy consumption by source for various countries and the world in 2024.
Bar chart detailing energy consumption breakdown per person by source (Coal, Oil, Gas, Nuclear, Hydropower, Wind, Solar, Other renewables) for countries like the United States, Sweden, Japan, Germany, France, China, United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, and India, and also the World average, in 2024.
Per capita primary energy consumption by source, 2024 Primary energy is measured in kilowatt-hours per person, using the substitution method. Our World in Data Coal Oil Gas Nuclear Hydropower Wind Solar Other renewables United States 28,802 kWh 26,118 kWh 74,765 kWh Sweden 12,813 kWh 11,636 kWh 14,862 kWh 9,315 kWh 55,294 kWh Japan 14,407 kWh 38,445 kWh Germany 13,915 kWh 9,293 kWh 36,979 kWh France 11,656 kWh 13,944 kWh 36,773 kWh China 18,036 kWh 34,129 kWh United Kingdom 10,763 kWh 27,324 kWh World 21,307 kWh South Africa 15,252 kWh 21,221 kWh Brazil 16,774 kWh India 7,739 kWh Data source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) OurWorldInData.org/energy-mix | CC BY