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Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985

Figures for 1985, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985 covers 157 countries. Qatar is highest, at 678.591; Chad is lowest, at 0.444. The middle country reads 17.969. Against 1984, 157 values changed (90 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.

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Primary Energy Consumption per Capita · Data for 1985

HighestQatar

678.591

LowestChad

0.444

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 157 countries · select a heading to sort

Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
QatarQATWestern Asia678.591
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia581.239
BahrainBHRWestern Asia515.446
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia355.148
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia351.514
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe349.452
United StatesUSANorthern America312.494
CanadaCANNorthern America302.585
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia213.329
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe206.795
SwedenSWENorthern Europe206.046
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand201.954
NorwayNORNorthern Europe200.934
BelgiumBELWestern Europe197.468
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia183.914
FinlandFINNorthern Europe180.254
American SamoaASMPolynesia164.647
BulgariaBGREastern Europe158.834
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe153.776
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe152.343
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe142.819
FranceFRAWestern Europe141.943
JapanJPNEastern Asia128.139
BahamasBHSCaribbean127.284
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand124.939

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Qatar678.591
  2. United Arab Emirates581.239
  3. Bahrain515.446
  4. Saudi Arabia355.148
  5. Brunei351.514

Lowest

  1. Chad0.444
  2. Nepal0.457
  3. Burundi0.467
  4. Uganda0.659
  5. Burkina Faso0.727

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 17.969. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 157 in both
  • 90 · 67rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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.

The site’s method

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 157 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). No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (1985). Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-use-per-capita/1985

0645 held

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07Questions

Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy use per person in Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985?

Qatar, at 678.591, of the 157 countries in the file.

What year does Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985 describe?

1985.

How many countries does Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985 cover?

157.

Where can I download Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985?

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

Is Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1985 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 2024.

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