Belgium vs United States: Oil consumption per person
Belgium
27,825 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
29,135 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
32nd
United States rank
31st
Oil consumption per person over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 29,135 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,825 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 1,310 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,617 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,672 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 33,212 kilowatt-hours per person | 43,299 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,087 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 26,575 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,104 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,529 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 31,708 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,741 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 36,022 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,469 kilowatt-hours per person | 446.93 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 31,603 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,472 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,130 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 27,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 687.5 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Belgium or United States?
- United States, at 29,135 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,825 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Belgium and United States?
- 1,310 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.