Electricity use per capita by country

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United States: 13,064 kWh in 2025, 5th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 9th of all 149 with data.

Highest: Iceland (47,510 kWh, 2025) · Lowest: Chad (13 kWh, 2024) · 149 countries and territories with data.

Annual electricity consumption per person, including industry and other uses, not just households.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Iceland47,510 kWh2025
2Bahrain23,846 kWh2024
3Norway23,699 kWh2025
4Qatar19,313 kWh2024
5Kuwait16,626 kWh2024
6United Arab Emirates15,361 kWh2024
7Finland15,057 kWh2025
8Canada14,655 kWh2025
9United States13,064 kWh2025
10South Korea12,071 kWh2025
11Sweden11,974 kWh2025
12Saudi Arabia11,808 kWh2024
13Brunei10,963 kWh2024
14Luxembourg10,209 kWh2025
15Singapore9,947 kWh2024
16Australia9,795 kWh2025
17Oman8,489 kWh2024
18Austria8,050 kWh2025
19New Zealand7,910 kWh2025
20Russia7,774 kWh2024
21Japan7,531 kWh2025
22Israel7,203 kWh2025
23Switzerland7,111 kWh2025
24China7,038 kWh2024
25Belgium6,963 kWh2025
26Trinidad and Tobago6,816 kWh2024
27France6,536 kWh2025
28Ireland6,497 kWh2025
29Netherlands6,447 kWh2025
30Slovenia6,417 kWh2025
31Denmark6,373 kWh2025
32Hong Kong6,311 kWh2024
33Estonia6,161 kWh2025
34Germany6,060 kWh2025
35Czechia6,042 kWh2025
36Kazakhstan5,667 kWh2024
37Curaçao5,610 kWh2024
38Bulgaria5,470 kWh2024
39Portugal5,460 kWh2025
40Malaysia5,418 kWh2024
41Spain5,337 kWh2025
42Italy5,178 kWh2025
43Serbia5,166 kWh2024
44Libya5,156 kWh2024
45Malta5,138 kWh2024
46Gibraltar5,009 kWh2024
47Hungary4,825 kWh2025
48Greece4,782 kWh2025
49Slovakia4,713 kWh2025
50Montenegro4,691 kWh2024
51Croatia4,630 kWh2024
52Poland4,565 kWh2025
53Belarus4,415 kWh2024
54Lithuania4,397 kWh2025
55Chile4,348 kWh2025
56United Kingdom4,208 kWh2025
57Cyprus4,071 kWh2024
58Latvia4,038 kWh2025
59Uruguay4,013 kWh2024
60Iran3,910 kWh2024
61Türkiye3,873 kWh2025
62Bosnia and Herzegovina3,860 kWh2024
63Georgia3,486 kWh2024
64Turkmenistan3,397 kWh2024
65South Africa3,308 kWh2024
66North Macedonia3,301 kWh2024
67Brazil3,138 kWh2025
68Thailand3,080 kWh2024
69Albania2,986 kWh2024
70Mongolia2,969 kWh2024
71Suriname2,919 kWh2024
72Paraguay2,849 kWh2024
73Argentina2,835 kWh2025
74Vietnam2,756 kWh2024
75Romania2,682 kWh2024
76Ukraine2,599 kWh2024
77Mexico2,595 kWh2025
78Mauritius2,588 kWh2024
79Moldova2,550 kWh2024
80Armenia2,478 kWh2024
81Azerbaijan2,444 kWh2024
82Costa Rica2,382 kWh2025
83Venezuela2,362 kWh2024
84Panama2,242 kWh2024
85Kyrgyzstan2,168 kWh2024
86Uzbekistan2,097 kWh2024
87Dominican Republic2,034 kWh2024
88Jordan1,962 kWh2024
89Algeria1,918 kWh2024
90Iraq1,756 kWh2024
91Botswana1,660 kWh2024
92Ecuador1,639 kWh2024
93Peru1,637 kWh2024
94Colombia1,636 kWh2025
95Indonesia1,611 kWh2024
96Tunisia1,570 kWh2024
97Tajikistan1,559 kWh2024
98Egypt1,555 kWh2024
99Laos1,502 kWh2024
100Cuba1,373 kWh2024
101Namibia1,246 kWh2024
102India1,223 kWh2024
103El Salvador1,208 kWh2024
104Jamaica1,202 kWh2024
105Eswatini1,102 kWh2024
106Cambodia1,086 kWh2024
107Morocco1,035 kWh2024
108Gabon1,016 kWh2024
109Philippines988 kWh2024
110Bolivia911 kWh2024
111Equatorial Guinea855 kWh2024
112Lebanon848 kWh2024
113Honduras816 kWh2024
114North Korea794 kWh2024
115Guatemala743 kWh2024
116Sri Lanka695 kWh2024
117Syria660 kWh2024
118Nicaragua647 kWh2024
119Bangladesh632 kWh2024
120Ghana598 kWh2024
121Zimbabwe553 kWh2024
122Zambia514 kWh2024
123Pakistan493 kWh2024
124Senegal419 kWh2024
125Mozambique390 kWh2024
126Nepal389 kWh2024
127Côte d'Ivoire366 kWh2024
128Angola353 kWh2024
129Myanmar296 kWh2024
130Republic of the Congo271 kWh2024
131Togo242 kWh2024
132Cameroon202 kWh2024
133Kenya195 kWh2024
134Sudan192 kWh2024
135Tanzania171 kWh2024
136Ethiopia157 kWh2024
137Burkina Faso145 kWh2024
138Nigeria141 kWh2024
139Eritrea128 kWh2024
140DR Congo127 kWh2024
141Benin123 kWh2024
142Yemen99 kWh2024
143Uganda99 kWh2024
144Rwanda79 kWh2024
145Madagascar77 kWh2024
146Niger64 kWh2024
147Haiti63 kWh2024
148South Sudan53 kWh2024
149Chad13 kWh2024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-11-02.

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