How much energy does a person use in a year?

In 2017, total energy use per person (“per capita consumption”) in the United States was 300 million British thermal units (Btu).^1,2 32% of this was from industrial use, 29% from transportation, 20% from residential use, and 18% from commercial use.¹ Per-person energy use in the United States decreased by 10.7% from 2007 to 2017.³

For comparison, here is the 2015 per-person energy use (in million Btu) for a selection of other countries:⁴

References

¹ Energy Consumption by Sector U.S. Energy Information Administration
² National Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2017 U.S. Census Bureau
³ Historical annual U.S. Energy Consumption per Capita, 1949-2011 U.S. Energy Information Administration
⁴ Total Primary Energy Consumption (World + Individual Countries) and Populations  U.S. Energy Information Administration
⁵ Total Primary Energy Consumption by year (World + Individual Countries) U.S. Energy Information Administration
⁶ International Data Base U.S. Census Bureau

Learn More

• Monthly Energy Review (Data), Energy Information Administration
  Review of U.S. energy consumption, production, and much more, including historical data. Updated monthly.
   
• Historical per capita energy consumption for the world and individual countries (Data), Energy Information Administration
  Online data tables with worldwide and country energy consumption data from 1980-2011

• How Much Do You Consume? (Interactive Visualization), Department of Energy
  Interactive infographic on personal energy consumption by state

• Visualizations of energy use in every state (Visualizations), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  Flow charts showing the sources of energy and consumption by sector for every U.S. state.

• World Energy Outlook 2017 (Report), International Energy Agency
  Annual report with key information about energy around the world each year.