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THE GLOBAL INDEX #095

Electricity use per person2021

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 territoryIceland51,135.51 kWh/person

Top 10

kWh/person · 2021
01Iceland
51,135.51
02Norway
24,650.17
03Bahrain
22,118.97
04Qatar
19,448.6
05Kuwait
16,867.98
06Finland
15,646.59
07Canada
15,003.71
09Sweden
13,018
10United States
12,556.08

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Electricity use per person · 2021 · kWh/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (kWh/person)Year
01Iceland51,135.512021
02Norway24,650.172021
03Bahrain22,118.972021
04Qatar19,448.62021
05Kuwait16,867.982021
06Finland15,646.592021
07Canada15,003.712021
08United Arab Emirates14,828.692021
09Sweden13,0182021
10United States12,556.082021
11Luxembourg12,151.912021
12Saudi Arabia12,074.532021
13South Korea11,726.222021
14Brunei11,482.752021
15Singapore10,220.472021
16Australia9,843.212021
17Austria8,381.612021
18Oman8,282.112021
19New Zealand8,203.42021
20Japan7,960.012021
21Belgium7,681.122021
22Switzerland7,398.782021
23Russia7,186.682021
24Slovenia7,006.382021
25France6,950.72021
26Israel6,809.872021
27Netherlands6,708.822021
28Czechia6,690.612021
29Estonia6,644.222021
30Germany6,582.552021
31Hong Kong SAR China6,506.052021
32Trinidad & Tobago6,459.692021
33Denmark6,132.432021
34Ireland6,106.152021
35China5,847.82021
36Bulgaria5,560.982021
37Slovakia5,404.562021
38Kazakhstan5,321.522021
39Italy5,290.232021
40Spain5,236.422021
41Serbia5,034.152021
42Greece4,993.982021
43Montenegro4,962.782021
44Malta4,940.652021
45Gibraltar4,910.742021
46Portugal4,901.642021
47Curaçao4,897.762021
48Malaysia4,860.542021
49Hungary4,757.792021
50Lithuania4,698.792021
51Poland4,631.22021
52United Kingdom4,570.052021
53Croatia4,506.62021
54Chile4,306.722021
55Belarus4,094.672021
56Libya4,001.722021
57Latvia3,838.172021
58Bosnia & Herzegovina3,835.862021
59North Macedonia3,793.452021
60Cyprus3,716.672021
61Georgia3,604.852021
62Iran3,589.052021
63Türkiye3,587.462021
64Uruguay3,524.62021
65South Africa3,518.452021
66Ukraine3,165.182021
67Suriname2,955.192021
68Argentina2,942.912021
69Romania2,900.842021
70Albania2,834.412021
71Brazil2,723.972021
72Thailand2,7222021
73Turkmenistan2,659.182021
74Mongolia2,427.492021
75Panama2,419.572021
76Mexico2,407.882021
77Vietnam2,403.552021
78Moldova2,401.182021
79Azerbaijan2,389.092021
80Armenia2,262.092021
81Mauritius2,211.92021
82Venezuela2,128.422021
83Paraguay2,126.512021
84Uzbekistan2,118.92021
85Costa Rica2,111.272021
86Kyrgyzstan1,975.412021
87Dominican Republic1,819.132021
88Lebanon1,750.052021
89Jordan1,739.512021
90Algeria1,681.482021
91Ecuador1,550.012021
92Tunisia1,519.592021
93Peru1,517.352021
94Colombia1,514.122021
95Botswana1,463.72021
96Egypt1,459.182021
97Tajikistan1,427.122021
98Cuba1,420.232021
99Iraq1,382.152021
100Namibia1,238.552021
101Indonesia1,210.582021
102Jamaica1,107.242021
103Eswatini1,082.392021
104El Salvador1,070.692021
105Gabon1,063.232021
106Laos1,030.562021
107India963.362021
108Morocco950.472021
109Syria918.132021
110Philippines850.252021
111Bolivia834.022021
112North Korea809.412021
113Guatemala784.832021
114Honduras780.482021
115Equatorial Guinea732.892021
116Cambodia725.82021
117Sri Lanka713.672021
118Zambia675.082021
119Nicaragua618.232021
120Bangladesh572.512021
121Pakistan570.212021
122Ghana542.212021
123Zimbabwe460.462021
124Myanmar (Burma)422.542021
125Mozambique406.182021
126Angola394.732021
127Senegal329.62021
128Congo - Brazzaville321.612021
129Côte d’Ivoire308.42021
130Nepal305.722021
131Sudan304.582021
132Cameroon241.752021
133Kenya184.432021
134Togo181.572021
135Nigeria151.152021
136Congo - Kinshasa133.632021
137Tanzania129.052021
138Burkina Faso126.482021
139Eritrea115.222021
140Benin113.242021
141Yemen88.182021
142Uganda84.272021
143Ethiopia83.882021
144Madagascar80.092021
145Haiti74.112021
146Rwanda622021
147Niger55.712021
148South Sudan50.532021
149Chad172021

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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",
  "topics": [
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      "id": "5",
      "value": "Energy & Mining "
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    {
      "id": "19",
      "value": "Climate Change"
    },
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      "id": "9",
      "value": "Infrastructure "
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