United States

Energy consumption

Total primary energy consumption.

Frequencyannual · +1Transformlevel

Source: World Bank · EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE:US

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Energy consumption - United States in United States was 6.4K on January 1, 2024, lower by 4.06 (-0.1%) from the prior observation. Charted from annual observations in kg oil equivalent per capita.

Latest6.36K
YoY-0.06%
10Y Avg6.57K
Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Energy consumption - United States time series chart. Showing observations from 1990 to 2024. Latest value 6.4K.

Min6.14K
Mean7.28K
Max8.06K
Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Tier 1 - critical
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World Bank Open Data
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EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE:US
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Stored · 2024-01-01
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Current only
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83 · Acceptable
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4/6 strong
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Retrieved Jun 15, 2026

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Series details

CategoryEnergy & Mining ; Climate Change
FrequencyAnnual
Unitkg oil equivalent per capita
Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024
Platform last fetchJune 15, 2026
Transformslevel, yoy, index 100
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Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)

The reading right now

As of January 2024, Energy consumption for United States stood at 6.4K. That is down 4.06 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 6.4K, ranging from a low of 6.1K in January 2020 to a high of 6.7K in January 2019. The current reading sits 206.1 below its trailing ten-year mean of 6.6K.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.