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Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, 2019

Primary energy is calculated based on the 'substitution method' which takes account of the inefficiencies in fossil fuel production by converting non-fossil energy into
the energy inputs required if they had the same conversion losses as fossil fuels.

0 kWh20,000 kWh40,000 kWh60,000 kWh80,000 kWh100,000 kWh,Fossil fuels,Nuclear,RenewablesCanada105,540 kWhUnited States79,897 kWhAustralia70,644 kWhSweden62,047 kWhFrance41,281 kWhJapan40,846 kWhUnited Kingdom32,250 kWhChina27,452 kWhSouth Africa25,604 kWhWorld21,027 kWhBrazil16,325 kWhIndia6,924 kWh