Japan vs Spain: Oil consumption per person
Japan
14,688 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
15,393 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
59th
Spain rank
58th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,688 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 705 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Spain ranks 58th of 219 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,210 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,951 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,259 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 26,981 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,303 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,678 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 22,122 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,512 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,611 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 25,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,542 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 23,350 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,428 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 18,930 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,385 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,545 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 15,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,431 kilowatt-hours per person | 806 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,688 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Japan and Spain?
- 705 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Japan ranks 59th and Spain ranks 58th 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.