Energy use per person Public

The world lacks a safe, low-carbon, and cheap large-scale energy infrastructure.

Until we scale up such an energy infrastructure, the world will continue to face two energy problems: hundreds of millions of people lack access to sufficient energy, and the dominance of fossil fuels in our energy system drives climate change and other health impacts such as air pollution.

To ensure everyone has access to clean and safe energy, we need to understand energy consumption and its impacts around the world today and how this has changed over time.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Geographical Coverage Worldwide
Update Frequency Annually
Dataset Owner / Focal Point data@owner.com
Methodology / Data Collection Process Statistical Review of World Energy (2025); Population based on various sources (2024)
Limitations
Units of Measurement
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    URL
    https://ourworldindata.org/energy#explore-data-on-energy
    Version 1.0.0
    Version Notes

    Data as of 2024
    Data Classification Public
    Temporal Coverage 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
    Last modified date March 25, 2026, 06:45 (UTC)