What is the difference in gas consumption per person between United States and USSR?

7,979 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.

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.

United States vs USSR: Gas consumption per person

United States

26,303 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2025

USSR

18,324 kilowatt-hours per person

in 1984

United States rank

13th

USSR rank

15th

Gas consumption per person over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

United States currently reports 26,303 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,324 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 7,979 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 13th and USSR ranks 15th of 219 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23,795 kilowatt-hours per person	6,296 kilowatt-hours per person	17,499 kilowatt-hours per person	United States
1970s	25,716 kilowatt-hours per person	10,691 kilowatt-hours per person	15,026 kilowatt-hours per person	United States
1980s	21,146 kilowatt-hours per person	16,074 kilowatt-hours per person	5,072 kilowatt-hours per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas consumption per person, United States or USSR?: United States, at 26,303 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,324 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in gas consumption per person between United States and USSR?: 7,979 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for gas consumption per person?: United States ranks 13th and USSR ranks 15th of 219 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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Indicator: Gas consumption per person
Unit: kilowatt-hours per person
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 10,244 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.