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Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988

Figures for 1988, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988 covers 162 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 696.249; Chad is lowest, at 0.375. The middle country reads 18.997. Against 1987, 158 values changed (98 up, 60 down), 4 countries joined.

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Primary Energy Consumption per Capita · Data for 1988

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

696.249

LowestChad

0.375

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

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 162 countries · select a heading to sort

Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia696.249
QatarQATWestern Asia652.120
BahrainBHRWestern Asia521.423
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe351.897
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia347.762
United StatesUSANorthern America331.755
CanadaCANNorthern America324.351
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia292.810
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia290.759
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia235.542
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe219.855
BelgiumBELWestern Europe216.483
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand211.709
SwedenSWENorthern Europe211.009
NorwayNORNorthern Europe203.200
FinlandFINNorthern Europe197.922
BermudaBMUNorthern America191.468
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean163.179
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe159.498
BulgariaBGREastern Europe157.844
American SamoaASMPolynesia152.872
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe152.147
FranceFRAWestern Europe145.081
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand145.030
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe141.617

02In 1988

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. United Arab Emirates696.249
  2. Qatar652.120
  3. Bahrain521.423
  4. Luxembourg351.897
  5. Saudi Arabia347.762

Lowest

  1. Chad0.375
  2. Mali0.424
  3. Nepal0.634
  4. Burundi0.733
  5. Uganda0.835

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 18.997. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031987 → 1988

Since 1987

What changed between 1987 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −0countries joined / left
  • 158values changed, of 158 in both
  • 98 · 60rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Bermuda+ Kiribati+ Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 162 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) (1988). Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988 [data set], describing 1988. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-use-per-capita/1988

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07Questions

Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy use per person in Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988?

United Arab Emirates, at 696.249, of the 162 countries in the file.

What year does Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988 describe?

1988.

How many countries does Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988 cover?

162.

Where can I download Primary Energy Consumption per Capita, 1988?

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, 1988 the newest?

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

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