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THE GLOBAL INDEX #095

Electricity use per person2020

Annual electricity consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data149 / 217No observation: 68
First-ranked country or territoryIceland50,719.99 kWh/person

Top 10

kWh/person · 2020
01Iceland
50,719.99
02Norway
23,863.3
03Bahrain
21,442.68
04Qatar
16,636.2
05Kuwait
15,481.11
06Canada
14,763.74
07Finland
14,688.74
09Sweden
12,607.5
10United States
12,393.42

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Electricity use per person · 2020 · kWh/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (kWh/person)Year
01Iceland50,719.992020
02Norway23,863.32020
03Bahrain21,442.682020
04Qatar16,636.22020
05Kuwait15,481.112020
06Canada14,763.742020
07Finland14,688.742020
08United Arab Emirates13,855.072020
09Sweden12,607.52020
10United States12,393.422020
11Luxembourg11,980.922020
12Brunei11,837.182020
13Saudi Arabia11,3612020
14South Korea11,104.662020
15Australia9,933.592020
16Singapore9,306.512020
17New Zealand8,195.732020
18Austria8,025.472020
19Japan7,687.262020
20Oman7,657.272020
21Belgium7,420.572020
22Switzerland7,203.032020
23Estonia7,030.352020
24Slovenia6,820.242020
25Israel6,819.682020
26Russia6,770.332020
27France6,685.622020
28Netherlands6,643.582020
29Trinidad & Tobago6,438.752020
30Germany6,367.112020
31Czechia6,286.682020
32Hong Kong SAR China6,193.162020
33Ireland5,951.892020
34Denmark5,6942020
35Kazakhstan5,306.872020
36Bulgaria5,304.932020
37China5,261.942020
38Spain5,089.192020
39Slovakia5,050.172020
40Italy4,969.242020
41Gibraltar4,893.152020
42Portugal4,858.952020
43Greece4,851.292020
44Curaçao4,804.412020
45Serbia4,778.432020
46Montenegro4,744.732020
47Malaysia4,738.242020
48Malta4,713.962020
49United Kingdom4,511.32020
50Hungary4,494.942020
51Lithuania4,438.922020
52Poland4,299.92020
53Chile4,166.722020
54Croatia4,164.062020
55Belarus3,764.622020
56Latvia3,669.132020
57North Macedonia3,581.122020
58Cyprus3,540.042020
59Libya3,521.022020
60Bosnia & Herzegovina3,513.722020
61Uruguay3,479.592020
62South Africa3,477.822020
63Iran3,445.742020
64Türkiye3,318.852020
65Georgia3,150.662020
66Suriname2,931.492020
67Ukraine2,921.712020
68Lebanon2,868.622020
69Argentina2,827.432020
70Romania2,726.412020
71Thailand2,673.062020
72Albania2,642.692020
73Brazil2,624.842020
74Turkmenistan2,618.742020
75Mexico2,354.272020
76Vietnam2,303.712020
77Azerbaijan2,257.182020
78Moldova2,198.372020
79Mongolia2,189.532020
80Panama2,170.152020
81Mauritius2,164.272020
82Paraguay2,141.362020
83Armenia2,114.132020
84Costa Rica2,022.322020
85Venezuela2,014.652020
86Kyrgyzstan1,889.512020
87Uzbekistan1,758.032020
88Jordan1,7142020
89Dominican Republic1,693.452020
90Tajikistan1,647.192020
91Algeria1,591.982020
92Cuba1,525.992020
93Botswana1,472.172020
94Colombia1,470.272020
95Ecuador1,467.052020
96Egypt1,431.422020
97Tunisia1,423.242020
98Namibia1,411.262020
99Peru1,405.242020
100Iraq1,184.452020
101Indonesia1,119.622020
102Jamaica1,094.062020
103Eswatini1,092.452020
104Gabon1,052.32020
105El Salvador989.472020
106Syria967.672020
107Morocco916.192020
108India901.42020
109Laos867.892020
110Philippines821.122020
111North Korea776.512020
112Bolivia770.292020
113Equatorial Guinea732.92020
114Cambodia706.292020
115Sri Lanka682.62020
116Guatemala6802020
117Honduras676.92020
118Zambia618.652020
119Nicaragua581.092020
120Pakistan517.772020
121Bangladesh511.72020
122Ghana503.552020
123Zimbabwe479.882020
124Angola439.122020
125Mozambique417.432020
126Myanmar (Burma)395.032020
127Senegal312.162020
128Congo - Brazzaville310.282020
129Sudan300.92020
130Côte d’Ivoire290.52020
131Cameroon259.782020
132Nepal257.262020
133Togo180.792020
134Kenya172.642020
135Nigeria145.162020
136Burkina Faso131.92020
137Congo - Kinshasa130.452020
138Tanzania119.332020
139Eritrea110.292020
140Benin98.472020
141Yemen93.872020
142Ethiopia93.382020
143Uganda78.932020
144Haiti75.512020
145Madagascar70.222020
146Niger61.222020
147Rwanda56.12020
148South Sudan49.632020
149Chad14.282020

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No observation (68)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual electricity consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours.
Unit
kWh/person
Source & definition
World Bank · EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC
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Original metadata
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.

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  "sourceNote": "Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.",
  "sourceOrganization": "IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25",
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