Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Oil consumption per person

Afghanistan
729.51 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
780.95 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
199th
Sierra Leone rank
197th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
02505007501.0k198020022024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 780.95 kilowatt-hours per person against 729.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 51.44 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 199th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 592.45 kilowatt-hours per person 977.77 kilowatt-hours per person 385.32 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone
1990s 311.67 kilowatt-hours per person 868.03 kilowatt-hours per person 556.36 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone
2000s 235.86 kilowatt-hours per person 437.95 kilowatt-hours per person 202.1 kilowatt-hours per person Sierra Leone
2010s 747.12 kilowatt-hours per person 579.59 kilowatt-hours per person 167.53 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
2020s 763.28 kilowatt-hours per person 741.89 kilowatt-hours per person 21.39 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 780.95 kilowatt-hours per person against 729.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
51.44 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Afghanistan ranks 199th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th 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 Oil 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

Indicator
Oil 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, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.