Oil consumption per person in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Oil consumption per person was 47,378 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47,378 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
14th
of 219 countries
All-time high
52,548 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2007
All-time low
20,041 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1986
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Oil consumption per person in Cayman Islands, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 47,378 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Cayman Islands peaked at 52,548 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20,041 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1986.
That places Cayman Islands 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption per person in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24,172 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 26,286 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 25,093 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 21,012 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 23,068 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 22,069 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 20,041 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 20,365 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 47,787 kilowatt-hours per person | +134.6% |
| 1989 | 45,878 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 46,663 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 44,001 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 42,564 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 38,512 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 42,475 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 43,582 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 41,906 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 40,154 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 38,653 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 37,284 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 52,465 kilowatt-hours per person | +40.7% |
| 2001 | 51,305 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 51,401 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50,386 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 46,134 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 46,034 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 45,295 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 52,548 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 52,416 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 47,286 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 46,205 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 47,324 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 42,555 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 40,917 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 40,569 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 41,879 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 40,277 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 45,399 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 46,553 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 50,054 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 42,371 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 39,963 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 43,148 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 47,796 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 47,378 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 47,378 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,548 kilowatt-hours per person, 2.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 47,378 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person, 4.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil consumption per person in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +134.6% | 20,365 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,787 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2000 | +40.7% | 37,284 kilowatt-hours per person | 52,465 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27,577 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,041 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,787 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,579 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,284 kilowatt-hours per person | 46,663 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,527 kilowatt-hours per person | 45,295 kilowatt-hours per person | 52,548 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,173 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,277 kilowatt-hours per person | 50,054 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,131 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,963 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,796 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 11 Kuwait 52,966 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 51,638 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 American Samoa 49,424 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Aruba 44,042 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 16 Montserrat 41,996 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 40,843 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 90 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Cayman Islands?
- Oil consumption per person in Cayman Islands was 47,378 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 52,548 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,041 kilowatt-hours per person in 1986.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for oil consumption per person?
- Cayman Islands ranks 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.