Per capita fossil fuel consumption averaged 17,449 kilowatt-hours worldwide in 2024. This was a slight increase compared to the previous year. Qatar has the highest per capita fossil fuel consumption of any country, at 212,685Â kilowatt-hours worth of fossil energy.
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