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Which Country Has the Most Energy Intensive Economy?

GDP Per Unit of Energy Use (PPP $ Per kg of Oil Equivalent) (USD), 2015 or latest
Energy & Utility | February 1, 2023
$2.99
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Based on a comparison of 137 countries in 2015, Hong Kong ranked the highest in GDP per unit of energy use in PPP prices per kg of oil equivalent with USD 27.8 followed by Ireland and Sri Lanka. On the other end of the scale was Dem. Republic of the Congo with USD 2.18, Trinidad and Tobago with USD 2.21 and Mozambique with USD 2.57.

Data for more countries are available at GDP Per Unit of Energy Use (PPP $ Per kg of Oil Equivalent) indicator page.

GDP Per Unit of Energy Use (PPP $ Per kg of Oil Equivalent) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Bangladesh USD 18.7 21.3 22.1 24.4 25.4 ...
Colombia USD 16.8 18.7 18.2 19.2 19.9
Cuba USD ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Denmark USD 19.1 19.9 22.0 23.8 25.3
Dominican Republic USD 20.4 20.9 21.1 22.5 23.5 ...
Ghana USD 16.1 15.8 16.9 16.5 18.3 ...
Hong Kong USD 31.7 31.8 32.6 35.2 39.4 ...
Ireland USD 28.2 30.6 33.5 37.1 43.5
Malta USD 31.5 34.2 35.7 37.4 41.7
Mauritius USD 19.5 20.2 20.7 20.8 21.2
Panama USD 32.4 31.6 28.6 28.9 29.9 ...
Singapore USD 16.5 18.3 18.9 18.3 22.2
South Sudan USD ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sri Lanka USD 26.5 27.9 27.0 25.3 27.2 ...
Switzerland USD 24.3 25.2 25.8 27.1 30.9