Japan vs Maldives: Oil consumption per person
Japan
14,688 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Maldives
14,568 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Maldives rank
61st
Oil consumption per person over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14,688 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,568 kilowatt-hours per person in Maldives, a difference of 120 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Maldives ranks 61st of 219 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22,122 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,019 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,103 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 25,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,546 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 23,350 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,647 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,703 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 18,930 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,088 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,842 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 15,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,064 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,283 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Japan or Maldives?
- Japan, at 14,688 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,568 kilowatt-hours per person in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Japan and Maldives?
- 120 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Japan ranks 59th and Maldives ranks 61st 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.