Libya vs USSR: Oil consumption per person
Libya
17,659 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
USSR
17,935 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Libya rank
53rd
USSR rank
51st
Oil consumption per person over time
- Libya
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 17,935 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,659 kilowatt-hours per person in Libya, a difference of 276 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1980 it was USSR ahead.
Libya ranks 53rd and USSR ranks 51st of 219 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Libya or USSR?
- USSR, at 17,935 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,659 kilowatt-hours per person in Libya as of 1984.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Libya and USSR?
- 276 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and USSR?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1984.
- How do Libya and USSR rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Libya ranks 53rd and USSR ranks 51st 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.