Iceland vs United States: Oil consumption per person
Iceland
29,334 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
29,135 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
29th
United States rank
31st
Oil consumption per person over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 29,334 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,135 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 199 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Iceland ranks 29th and United States ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,806 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,482 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 32,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 43,299 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,437 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 27,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,104 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,336 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 33,986 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,463 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 37,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,469 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,316 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 29,736 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,472 kilowatt-hours per person | 736.09 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 26,544 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,100 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, Iceland or United States?
- Iceland, at 29,334 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,135 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Iceland and United States?
- 199 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Iceland ranks 29th 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.