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Oil consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Oil consumption per person was 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,124 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
154th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3,176 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2017
All-time low
1,093 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Oil consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe, 1980–2024

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1980200220241980: 1.2k kilowatt-hours per person1981: 1.2k kilowatt-hours per person1982: 1.2k kilowatt-hours per person1983: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person1984: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person1985: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person1986: 1.2k kilowatt-hours per person1987: 1.2k kilowatt-hours per person1988: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person1989: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person1990: 2.1k kilowatt-hours per person1991: 2.2k kilowatt-hours per person1992: 2.1k kilowatt-hours per person1993: 2.1k kilowatt-hours per person1994: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person1995: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person1996: 2.4k kilowatt-hours per person1997: 2.4k kilowatt-hours per person1998: 2.4k kilowatt-hours per person1999: 2.3k kilowatt-hours per person2000: 1.8k kilowatt-hours per person2001: 1.8k kilowatt-hours per person2002: 1.9k kilowatt-hours per person2003: 2.1k kilowatt-hours per person2004: 2.4k kilowatt-hours per person2005: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person2006: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person2007: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person2008: 2.7k kilowatt-hours per person2009: 2.8k kilowatt-hours per person2010: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2011: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2012: 3.2k kilowatt-hours per person2013: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2014: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2015: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2016: 3.2k kilowatt-hours per person2017: 3.2k kilowatt-hours per person2018: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2019: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2020: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person2021: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person2022: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person2023: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person2024: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person

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 Sao Tome and Principe is 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,176 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,093 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1985.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 154th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,145 kilowatt-hours per person 1,093 kilowatt-hours per person 1,208 kilowatt-hours per person 10
1990s 2,297 kilowatt-hours per person 2,078 kilowatt-hours per person 2,512 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2000s 2,301 kilowatt-hours per person 1,782 kilowatt-hours per person 2,824 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2010s 3,087 kilowatt-hours per person 2,976 kilowatt-hours per person 3,176 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2020s 2,873 kilowatt-hours per person 2,545 kilowatt-hours per person 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 151 Armenia 3,436 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  2. 152 Indonesia 3,186 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  3. 153 Sri Lanka 3,132 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  4. 155 Nicaragua 3,082 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  5. 156 Syria 3,061 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  6. 157 Eswatini 2,986 kilowatt-hours per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe?
Oil consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe was 3,124 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 3,176 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017.
What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 1,093 kilowatt-hours per person in 1985.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for oil consumption per person?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 154th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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

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.