Iceland vs Seychelles: Oil consumption per person
Iceland
29,334 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Seychelles
30,863 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
29th
Seychelles rank
27th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Iceland
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 30,863 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,334 kilowatt-hours per person in Iceland, a difference of 1,529 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 29th and Seychelles ranks 27th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,036 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,732 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 33,986 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,309 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,676 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 37,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,064 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,279 kilowatt-hours per person | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 29,736 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,423 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,687 kilowatt-hours per person | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 25,986 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,133 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,148 kilowatt-hours per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Iceland or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 30,863 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,334 kilowatt-hours per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Iceland and Seychelles?
- 1,529 kilowatt-hours per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Seychelles?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Seychelles rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Iceland ranks 29th and Seychelles ranks 27th 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 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.