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Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990

Figures for 1990, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990 covers 158 countries. North Korea is highest, at 19.2011; Cambodia is lowest, at 0.3861. The middle country reads 2.9940. Against 1989, 149 values changed (74 up, 75 down), 9 countries joined.

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Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP) · Data for 1990

HighestNorth Korea

19.2011

LowestCambodia

0.3861

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 158 countries · select a heading to sort

Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia19.2011
ChinaCHNEastern Asia16.6952
BahrainBHRWestern Asia13.0542
BulgariaBGREastern Europe12.6665
QatarQATWestern Asia10.7862
PolandPOLEastern Europe10.0984
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia9.5660
SyriaSYRWestern Asia9.4362
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa9.4244
CanadaCANNorthern America9.2977
RomaniaROUEastern Europe8.4214
United StatesUSANorthern America8.4061
South KoreaKOREastern Asia7.4037
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia7.1964
IraqIRQWestern Asia7.0902
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand6.9425
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia6.9162
FinlandFINNorthern Europe6.6125
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean6.5997
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia6.5554
BelgiumBELWestern Europe6.4390
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe6.3693
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa6.3063
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia6.2240
IranIRNSouthern Asia6.1883

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. North Korea19.2011
  2. China16.6952
  3. Bahrain13.0542
  4. Bulgaria12.6665
  5. Qatar10.7862

Lowest

  1. Cambodia0.3861
  2. Nepal0.4108
  3. Haiti0.4661
  4. Mali0.5475
  5. Laos0.5527

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 2.9940. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +9 / −0countries joined / left
  • 149values changed, of 149 in both
  • 74 · 75rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Albania+ Belize+ Bolivia+ Central African Republic+ Maldives+ Namibia+ Nicaragua+ Vietnam+ Yemen

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. government work) · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (1990). Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-intensity/1990

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07Questions

Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy intensity in Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990?

North Korea, at 19.2011, of the 158 countries in the file.

What year does Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990 describe?

1990.

How many countries does Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990 cover?

158.

Where can I download Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 1990 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), 2024.

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