Explore how countries produce, consume, and access energy—from electricity and fossil fuels to renewables and energy use per person.
How to use the Energy Explorer
Choose an energy indicator from the menu and the map colors each country by its latest value. Click a country, or search for it, to see its full energy profile, including how much energy it uses, how its electricity is produced, and how many people have access to electricity.
What the indicators mean
- Energy use per capita – all the energy a country uses (for industry, transport, homes, and businesses) divided by its population, measured in kilograms of oil equivalent. It is not the same as how much electricity a household uses.
- Renewable energy share – the share of all final energy use that comes from renewable sources such as hydropower, wind, solar, and biomass.
- Access to electricity – the share of people with electricity at home.
- Fossil-fuel electricity share – the share of electricity generated from coal, oil, and natural gas.
- Renewable electricity share (excl. hydro) – electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass.
- Natural-gas and oil electricity share – how much electricity comes from each of those fuels.
What the latest data shows
- Energy use per person is highest in wealthy, industrial, and cold-climate countries. In 2024 it was about 6,450 kg of oil equivalent per person in the United States and 5,560 in South Korea, compared with about 3,000 in Japan and China, 780 in India, and 320 in Nigeria.
- Renewable energy share shows a surprising pattern. It was about 80% in Nigeria and 47% in Brazil, but only about 11% in the United States and under 4% in South Korea. Brazil gets much of its energy from hydropower and sugarcane ethanol, while in Nigeria most “renewable” energy is wood and charcoal used for cooking.
- Electricity access has reached almost everyone in most of the world, but in Nigeria about 38% of people still live without it.
Reading energy data carefully
- “Renewable” doesn’t always mean “modern” or “clean.” Burning firewood counts as renewable, but it causes serious indoor air pollution and can lead to deforestation.
- Electricity is only part of the picture. A country can generate most of its electricity from clean sources but still burn lots of oil for transport and heating.
- Energy statistics are published with a delay. Some indicators, especially renewable share, may be several years old, so check the year shown with each value.
Where the data comes from
Figures come from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, which draw on the International Energy Agency, the UN Statistics Division, and the global tracking framework for Sustainable Development Goal 7: affordable, reliable, and clean energy for all.
Common questions
What is a “kilogram of oil equivalent”?
It’s a common unit that lets different energy sources be added together. It equals the energy released by burning one kilogram of crude oil, about 11.6 kilowatt-hours.
Why is my country’s energy use so high?
Heavy industry, long distances, large homes, and cold winters all raise energy use per person.
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