Libya vs Puerto Rico: Oil consumption per person

Libya
17,659 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico
17,253 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Libya rank
53rd
Puerto Rico rank
54th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Libya
  • Puerto Rico
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k198020022024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 17,659 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,253 kilowatt-hours per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 406 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Libya ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 54th of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 20,126 kilowatt-hours per person 19,401 kilowatt-hours per person 725.5 kilowatt-hours per person Libya
1990s 21,851 kilowatt-hours per person 17,765 kilowatt-hours per person 4,086 kilowatt-hours per person Libya
2000s 28,008 kilowatt-hours per person 32,162 kilowatt-hours per person 4,154 kilowatt-hours per person Puerto Rico
2010s 21,659 kilowatt-hours per person 19,019 kilowatt-hours per person 2,640 kilowatt-hours per person Libya
2020s 16,835 kilowatt-hours per person 15,239 kilowatt-hours per person 1,596 kilowatt-hours per person Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Libya or Puerto Rico?
Libya, at 17,659 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,253 kilowatt-hours per person in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Libya and Puerto Rico?
406 kilowatt-hours per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Puerto Rico?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Libya and Puerto Rico rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Libya ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 54th 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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Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.