Nauru vs Seychelles: Oil consumption per person

Nauru
31,558 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Seychelles
30,863 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Nauru rank
26th
Seychelles rank
27th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Nauru
  • Seychelles
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198020022024

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person against 30,863 kilowatt-hours per person in Seychelles, a difference of 695 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nauru ahead.

Nauru ranks 26th and Seychelles ranks 27th of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 67,783 kilowatt-hours per person 18,036 kilowatt-hours per person 49,747 kilowatt-hours per person Nauru
1990s 58,709 kilowatt-hours per person 27,309 kilowatt-hours per person 31,400 kilowatt-hours per person Nauru
2000s 31,479 kilowatt-hours per person 47,064 kilowatt-hours per person 15,585 kilowatt-hours per person Seychelles
2010s 27,038 kilowatt-hours per person 40,423 kilowatt-hours per person 13,385 kilowatt-hours per person Seychelles
2020s 28,191 kilowatt-hours per person 29,133 kilowatt-hours per person 941.82 kilowatt-hours per person Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Nauru or Seychelles?
Nauru, at 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person against 30,863 kilowatt-hours per person in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Nauru and Seychelles?
695 kilowatt-hours per person, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Seychelles?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Nauru and Seychelles rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Nauru ranks 26th and Seychelles ranks 27th 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.