Egypt vs Gabon: Oil consumption per person

Egypt
3,692 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Gabon
3,829 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
148th
Gabon rank
146th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Egypt
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 3,829 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,692 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt, a difference of 137 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.

Egypt ranks 148th and Gabon ranks 146th of 218 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 4,533 kilowatt-hours per person 8,661 kilowatt-hours per person 4,128 kilowatt-hours per person Gabon
1990s 4,354 kilowatt-hours per person 8,787 kilowatt-hours per person 4,433 kilowatt-hours per person Gabon
2000s 4,245 kilowatt-hours per person 6,372 kilowatt-hours per person 2,128 kilowatt-hours per person Gabon
2010s 4,424 kilowatt-hours per person 6,376 kilowatt-hours per person 1,952 kilowatt-hours per person Gabon
2020s 3,487 kilowatt-hours per person 3,731 kilowatt-hours per person 243.61 kilowatt-hours per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Egypt or Gabon?
Gabon, at 3,829 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,692 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Egypt and Gabon?
137 kilowatt-hours per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gabon?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Gabon rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Egypt ranks 148th and Gabon ranks 146th 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.