Luxembourg vs New Caledonia: Oil consumption per person

Luxembourg
35,902 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Caledonia
36,418 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
21st
New Caledonia rank
20th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Luxembourg
  • New Caledonia
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196519952025

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 36,418 kilowatt-hours per person against 35,902 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 516 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 21st and New Caledonia ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1980s 36,963 kilowatt-hours per person 28,823 kilowatt-hours per person 8,140 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
1990s 55,851 kilowatt-hours per person 27,273 kilowatt-hours per person 28,579 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
2000s 71,104 kilowatt-hours per person 34,135 kilowatt-hours per person 36,968 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
2010s 59,359 kilowatt-hours per person 40,227 kilowatt-hours per person 19,132 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
2020s 42,867 kilowatt-hours per person 34,983 kilowatt-hours per person 7,885 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Luxembourg or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 36,418 kilowatt-hours per person against 35,902 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Luxembourg and New Caledonia?
516 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Caledonia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and New Caledonia rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Luxembourg ranks 21st and New Caledonia ranks 20th 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

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.