Nicaragua vs Sao Tome and Principe: Oil consumption per person

Nicaragua
3,082 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
3,124 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
152nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
151st

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sao Tome and Principe
1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k198020022024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,082 kilowatt-hours per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 42 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 2,259 kilowatt-hours per person 1,145 kilowatt-hours per person 1,114 kilowatt-hours per person Nicaragua
1990s 2,345 kilowatt-hours per person 2,297 kilowatt-hours per person 48.14 kilowatt-hours per person Nicaragua
2000s 3,178 kilowatt-hours per person 2,301 kilowatt-hours per person 877.46 kilowatt-hours per person Nicaragua
2010s 3,235 kilowatt-hours per person 3,087 kilowatt-hours per person 147.18 kilowatt-hours per person Nicaragua
2020s 2,994 kilowatt-hours per person 2,873 kilowatt-hours per person 121.91 kilowatt-hours per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Nicaragua or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,082 kilowatt-hours per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
42 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 215 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.