Energy intensity — primary energy consumption per unit of GDP at PPP (2023)

With 16.6 thousand Btu/USD PPP in 2023, North Korea leads the world in energy intensity — primary energy consumption per unit of GDP at PPP, followed by Turkmenistan (16.4 thousand Btu/USD PPP) and Bahrain (10.7 thousand Btu/USD PPP). The top 5 is rounded off by Libya (10.5 thousand Btu/USD PPP) and Iran (10.3 thousand Btu/USD PPP). Further down, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (9.6 thousand Btu/USD PPP) and Kuwait (9.4 thousand Btu/USD PPP) hold the next two spots. Qatar (9.3 thousand Btu/USD PPP), Oman (9.3 thousand Btu/USD PPP), and Russian Federation (7.9 thousand Btu/USD PPP) round out the top ten. At the extremes, North Korea is 2.1× as high as Russian Federation (7.9 thousand Btu/USD PPP). Seven of the top ten are in Asia, with four from Western. Among these countries, Qatar saw the largest year-over-year change at +13.4%.