India vs Western Sahara: Oil consumption per person
India
2,067 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Western Sahara
2,104 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
India rank
166th
Western Sahara rank
165th
Oil consumption per person over time
- India
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 2,104 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,067 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 37 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Western Sahara ahead.
India ranks 166th and Western Sahara ranks 165th of 218 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 653.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,221 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,568 kilowatt-hours per person | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 933.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,235 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,301 kilowatt-hours per person | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 1,290 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,259 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,969 kilowatt-hours per person | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 1,732 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 537.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 1,947 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, India or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 2,104 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,067 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between India and Western Sahara?
- 37 kilowatt-hours per person, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Western Sahara?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do India and Western Sahara rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- India ranks 166th and Western Sahara ranks 165th 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.