Russia vs United States: Gas consumption per person
Russia
33,337 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
26,303 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russia rank
10th
United States rank
13th
Gas consumption per person over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
Russia currently reports 33,337 kilowatt-hours per person against 26,303 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 7,034 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,834 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 26,002 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,439 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 27,375 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,759 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,616 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 29,574 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,548 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,026 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 31,232 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,692 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption per person, Russia or United States?
- Russia, at 33,337 kilowatt-hours per person against 26,303 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas consumption per person between Russia and United States?
- 7,034 kilowatt-hours per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for gas consumption per person?
- Russia ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.