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Electric power consumption, kWh per person: ranking of countries
149 countries ranked by their latest value (2024–2025). Iceland is highest at 47,510 kWh; Chad is lowest at 13 kWh.
World 3,708 kWh (2024)Median country 2,682 kWh149 countries
Electricity use per person: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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| # | Country | Region | Electricity use per person | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 47,510 kWh | 2025 | |
| 2 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23,846 kWh | 2024 | |
| 3 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 23,699 kWh | 2025 | |
| 4 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19,313 kWh | 2024 | |
| 5 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16,626 kWh | 2024 | |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15,361 kWh | 2024 | |
| 7 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 15,057 kWh | 2025 | |
| 8 | Canada | North America | 14,655 kWh | 2025 | |
| 9 | United States | North America | 13,064 kWh | 2025 | |
| 10 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 12,071 kWh | 2025 | |
| 11 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 11,974 kWh | 2025 | |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11,808 kWh | 2024 | |
| 13 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 10,963 kWh | 2024 | |
| 14 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 10,209 kWh | 2025 | |
| 15 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 9,947 kWh | 2024 | |
| 16 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 9,795 kWh | 2025 | |
| 17 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8,489 kWh | 2024 | |
| 18 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 8,050 kWh | 2025 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 7,910 kWh | 2025 | |
| 20 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 7,774 kWh | 2024 | |
| 21 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 7,531 kWh | 2025 | |
| 22 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7,203 kWh | 2025 | |
| 23 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 7,111 kWh | 2025 | |
| 24 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 7,038 kWh | 2024 | |
| 25 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 6,963 kWh | 2025 | |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 6,816 kWh | 2024 | |
| 27 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 6,536 kWh | 2025 | |
| 28 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 6,497 kWh | 2025 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 6,447 kWh | 2025 | |
| 30 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 6,417 kWh | 2025 | |
| 31 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 6,373 kWh | 2025 | |
| 32 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 6,311 kWh | 2024 | |
| 33 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 6,161 kWh | 2025 | |
| 34 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 6,060 kWh | 2025 | |
| 35 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 6,042 kWh | 2025 | |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 5,667 kWh | 2024 | |
| 37 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,610 kWh | 2024 | |
| 38 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 5,470 kWh | 2024 | |
| 39 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 5,460 kWh | 2025 | |
| 40 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 5,418 kWh | 2024 | |
| 41 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 5,337 kWh | 2025 | |
| 42 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 5,178 kWh | 2025 | |
| 43 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 5,166 kWh | 2024 | |
| 44 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,156 kWh | 2024 | |
| 45 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,138 kWh | 2024 | |
| 46 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 5,009 kWh | 2024 | |
| 47 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 4,825 kWh | 2025 | |
| 48 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 4,782 kWh | 2025 | |
| 49 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 4,713 kWh | 2025 | |
| 50 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 4,691 kWh | 2024 | |
| 51 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 4,630 kWh | 2024 | |
| 52 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 4,565 kWh | 2025 | |
| 53 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 4,415 kWh | 2024 | |
| 54 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 4,397 kWh | 2025 | |
| 55 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 4,348 kWh | 2025 | |
| 56 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 4,208 kWh | 2025 | |
| 57 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 4,071 kWh | 2024 | |
| 58 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 4,038 kWh | 2025 | |
| 59 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 4,013 kWh | 2024 | |
| 60 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3,910 kWh | 2024 | |
| 61 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 3,873 kWh | 2025 | |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 3,860 kWh | 2024 | |
| 63 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 3,486 kWh | 2024 | |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 3,397 kWh | 2024 | |
| 65 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,308 kWh | 2024 | |
| 66 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3,301 kWh | 2024 | |
| 67 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,138 kWh | 2025 | |
| 68 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 3,080 kWh | 2024 | |
| 69 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 2,986 kWh | 2024 | |
| 70 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 2,969 kWh | 2024 | |
| 71 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,919 kWh | 2024 | |
| 72 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,849 kWh | 2024 | |
| 73 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,835 kWh | 2025 | |
| 74 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 2,756 kWh | 2024 | |
| 75 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 2,682 kWh | 2024 | |
| 76 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 2,599 kWh | 2024 | |
| 77 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,595 kWh | 2025 | |
| 78 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,588 kWh | 2024 | |
| 79 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 2,550 kWh | 2024 | |
| 80 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2,478 kWh | 2024 | |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 2,444 kWh | 2024 | |
| 82 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,382 kWh | 2025 | |
| 83 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,362 kWh | 2024 | |
| 84 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,242 kWh | 2024 | |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2,168 kWh | 2024 | |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 2,097 kWh | 2024 | |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,034 kWh | 2024 | |
| 88 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,962 kWh | 2024 | |
| 89 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,918 kWh | 2024 | |
| 90 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,756 kWh | 2024 | |
| 91 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,660 kWh | 2024 | |
| 92 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,639 kWh | 2024 | |
| 93 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,637 kWh | 2024 | |
| 94 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,636 kWh | 2025 | |
| 95 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 1,611 kWh | 2024 | |
| 96 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,570 kWh | 2024 | |
| 97 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 1,559 kWh | 2024 | |
| 98 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,555 kWh | 2024 | |
| 99 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 1,502 kWh | 2024 | |
| 100 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,373 kWh | 2024 | |
| 101 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,246 kWh | 2024 | |
| 102 | India | South Asia | 1,223 kWh | 2024 | |
| 103 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,208 kWh | 2024 | |
| 104 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,202 kWh | 2024 | |
| 105 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,102 kWh | 2024 | |
| 106 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 1,086 kWh | 2024 | |
| 107 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,035 kWh | 2024 | |
| 108 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,016 kWh | 2024 | |
| 109 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 988 kWh | 2024 | |
| 110 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 911 kWh | 2024 | |
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 855 kWh | 2024 | |
| 112 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 848 kWh | 2024 | |
| 113 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 816 kWh | 2024 | |
| 114 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 794 kWh | 2024 | |
| 115 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 743 kWh | 2024 | |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 695 kWh | 2024 | |
| 117 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 660 kWh | 2024 | |
| 118 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 647 kWh | 2024 | |
| 119 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 632 kWh | 2024 | |
| 120 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 598 kWh | 2024 | |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 553 kWh | 2024 | |
| 122 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 514 kWh | 2024 | |
| 123 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 493 kWh | 2024 | |
| 124 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 419 kWh | 2024 | |
| 125 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 390 kWh | 2024 | |
| 126 | Nepal | South Asia | 389 kWh | 2024 | |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 366 kWh | 2024 | |
| 128 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 353 kWh | 2024 | |
| 129 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 296 kWh | 2024 | |
| 130 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 271 kWh | 2024 | |
| 131 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 242 kWh | 2024 | |
| 132 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 202 kWh | 2024 | |
| 133 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 195 kWh | 2024 | |
| 134 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 192 kWh | 2024 | |
| 135 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 171 kWh | 2024 | |
| 136 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 157 kWh | 2024 | |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 145 kWh | 2024 | |
| 138 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 141 kWh | 2024 | |
| 139 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 128 kWh | 2024 | |
| 140 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 127 kWh | 2024 | |
| 141 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 123 kWh | 2024 | |
| 142 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99 kWh | 2024 | |
| 143 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99 kWh | 2024 | |
| 144 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 79 kWh | 2024 | |
| 145 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77 kWh | 2024 | |
| 146 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64 kWh | 2024 | |
| 147 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 63 kWh | 2024 | |
| 148 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53 kWh | 2024 | |
| 149 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13 kWh | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
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