Oil consumption per person in Ghana
Ghana: Oil consumption per person was 1,733 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Ghana, 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
The most recent figure for oil consumption per person in Ghana is 1,733 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Ghana peaked at 2,016 kilowatt-hours per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 620.18 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1985.
That places Ghana 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 758.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 620.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 971.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 871.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 768.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 965.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,159 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,084 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,375 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,664 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,357 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,016 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,714 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,822 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 171 Benin 1,881 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 172 Laos 1,826 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 173 Comoros 1,821 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 175 Tajikistan 1,656 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 176 Cote d'Ivoire 1,654 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 1,619 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Ghana?
- Oil consumption per person in Ghana was 1,733 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,016 kilowatt-hours per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 620.18 kilowatt-hours per person in 1985.
- How does Ghana rank for oil consumption per person?
- Ghana ranks 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.