Rankings · energy
Countries by electricity use per person
Electricity demand per person in a year: generation plus imports minus exports (Ember). 196 countries ranked for 2024 (kWh per person).
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| 1 |  Iceland | 48.4K kWh per person | -10.9% | = |
| 2 |  Norway | 24.9K kWh per person | +2.0% | = |
| 3 |  Bahrain | 23.9K kWh per person | +15.2% | = |
| 4 |  Kuwait | 18.7K kWh per person | +5.5% | = |
| 5 |  Qatar | 18.6K kWh per person | +6.3% | = |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates | 16.1K kWh per person | +13.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 7 |  Bhutan | 15.7K kWh per person | +434.4% | ▲ 82 |
| 8 |  Canada | 15.7K kWh per person | -7.8% | ▼ 2 |
| 9 |  Finland | 15.3K kWh per person | -3.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | 13.4K kWh per person | +18.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 11 |  Sweden | 13.1K kWh per person | -8.1% | ▼ 3 |
| 12 |  United States | 12.8K kWh per person | -0.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 13 |  Taiwan | 12.4K kWh per person | +12.2% | = |
| 14 |  South Korea | 12.1K kWh per person | +13.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 15 |  Brunei | 12K kWh per person | +11.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 16 |  Guam | 11.1K kWh per person | +7.9% | ▲ 4 |
| 17 |  Greenland | 10.7K kWh per person | +25.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 18 |  New Caledonia | 10.7K kWh per person | -0.4% | ▼ 3 |
| 19 |  Australia | 10.5K kWh per person | +0.4% | ▼ 2 |
| 20 |  Singapore | 10.2K kWh per person | +13.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 21 |  Luxembourg | 10K kWh per person | -17.8% | ▼ 10 |
| 22 |  Cayman Islands | 9,533 kWh per person | -7.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 23 |  Bermuda | 9,434 kWh per person | -9.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 24 |  Oman | 9,297 kWh per person | +27.7% | ▲ 11 |
| 25 |  Aruba | 9,253 kWh per person | +1.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 26 |  Macao S.A.R | 8,719 kWh per person | +12.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 27 |  New Zealand | 8,441 kWh per person | -11.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 28 |  Russia | 8,237 kWh per person | +13.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 29 |  Japan | 8,213 kWh per person | -1.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 30 |  Israel | 7,883 kWh per person | +11.1% | ▲ 7 |
| 31 |  Austria | 7,860 kWh per person | -5.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 32 |  Belgium | 7,356 kWh per person | -7.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 33 |  Switzerland | 7,170 kWh per person | -9.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 34 |  China | 7,095 kWh per person | +70.3% | ▲ 37 |
| 35 |  France | 7,090 kWh per person | -8.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 36 |  Ireland | 6,877 kWh per person | +14.4% | ▲ 11 |
| 37 |  Slovenia | 6,749 kWh per person | -3.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 38 |  Estonia | 6,747 kWh per person | -8.6% | ▼ 5 |
| 39 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | 6,583 kWh per person | -1.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 40 |  Denmark | 6,486 kWh per person | +4.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 41 |  Netherlands | 6,479 kWh per person | -5.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 42 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6,334 kWh per person | -4.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 43 |  Germany | 6,177 kWh per person | -14.1% | ▼ 7 |
| 44 |  Puerto Rico | 6,169 kWh per person | +4.4% | ▲ 5 |
| 45 |  Czechia | 6,162 kWh per person | -5.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 46 |  Kazakhstan | 5,872 kWh per person | +11.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 47 |  Malta | 5,856 kWh per person | +13.1% | ▲ 12 |
| 48 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,799 kWh per person | -11.6% | ▼ 6 |
| 49 |  Spain | 5,650 kWh per person | -2.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 50 |  Greece | 5,650 kWh per person | +5.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 51 |  The Bahamas | 5,607 kWh per person | +11.6% | ▲ 10 |
| 52 |  Republic of Serbia | 5,564 kWh per person | +14.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 53 |  Malaysia | 5,541 kWh per person | +15.3% | ▲ 10 |
| 54 |  Portugal | 5,538 kWh per person | +9.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 55 |  Bulgaria | 5,521 kWh per person | +6.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 56 |  Italy | 5,368 kWh per person | +1.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 57 |  Montenegro | 5,278 kWh per person | -2.9% | ▼ 4 |
| 58 |  Croatia | 5,071 kWh per person | +23.1% | ▲ 14 |
| 59 |  Hungary | 5,036 kWh per person | +16.1% | ▲ 8 |
| 60 |  Belarus | 4,993 kWh per person | +24.3% | ▲ 13 |
| 61 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,908 kWh per person | +5.1% | ▲ 4 |
| 62 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,895 kWh per person | +2.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 63 |  Seychelles | 4,830 kWh per person | +12.3% | ▲ 5 |
| 64 |  Slovakia | 4,825 kWh per person | -7.4% | ▼ 7 |
| 65 |  Libya | 4,686 kWh per person | -20.4% | ▼ 15 |
| 66 |  United Kingdom | 4,590 kWh per person | -17.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 67 |  Poland | 4,517 kWh per person | +7.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 68 |  Chile | 4,484 kWh per person | +14.2% | ▲ 6 |
| 69 |  Lithuania | 4,473 kWh per person | +16.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 70 |  Kosovo | 4,339 kWh per person | +32.6% | ▲ 16 |
| 71 |  Iran | 4,296 kWh per person | +29.8% | ▲ 13 |
| 72 |  Uruguay | 4,288 kWh per person | +22.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 73 |  Cyprus | 4,263 kWh per person | +18.1% | ▲ 8 |
| 74 |  Nauru | 4,178 kWh per person | +49.9% | ▲ 20 |
| 75 |  Latvia | 3,953 kWh per person | +5.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 76 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3,945 kWh per person | +3.0% | = |
| 77 |  Barbados | 3,930 kWh per person | +6.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 78 |  Turkey | 3,890 kWh per person | +18.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 79 |  North Macedonia | 3,851 kWh per person | -7.8% | ▼ 9 |
| 80 |  American Samoa | 3,847 kWh per person | +37.2% | ▲ 13 |
| 81 |  South Africa | 3,847 kWh per person | -15.2% | ▼ 15 |
| 82 |  Paraguay | 3,811 kWh per person | +64.9% | ▲ 21 |
| 83 |  Georgia | 3,706 kWh per person | +33.4% | ▲ 12 |
| 84 |  Brazil | 3,572 kWh per person | +14.5% | ▲ 4 |
| 85 |  Argentina | 3,538 kWh per person | +2.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 86 |  Iraq | 3,406 kWh per person | +59.8% | ▲ 24 |
| 87 |  Mongolia | 3,320 kWh per person | +44.3% | ▲ 17 |
| 88 |  Thailand | 3,236 kWh per person | +23.5% | ▲ 9 |
| 89 |  Turkmenistan | 3,204 kWh per person | +13.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 90 |  Albania | 3,106 kWh per person | +15.8% | ▲ 6 |
| 91 |  Vietnam | 3,042 kWh per person | +95.5% | ▲ 37 |
| 92 |  Panama | 2,943 kWh per person | +22.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 93 |  Romania | 2,928 kWh per person | +1.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 94 |  Cook Islands | 2,909 kWh per person | +70.2% | ▲ 28 |
| 95 |  Venezuela | 2,821 kWh per person | -25.4% | ▼ 17 |
| 96 |  Suriname | 2,743 kWh per person | -13.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 97 |  Mexico | 2,712 kWh per person | +7.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 98 |  Mauritius | 2,683 kWh per person | +17.9% | ▲ 7 |
| 99 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2,679 kWh per person | +7.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 100 |  Azerbaijan | 2,574 kWh per person | +2.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 101 |  Armenia | 2,569 kWh per person | +16.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 102 |  French Polynesia | 2,555 kWh per person | +3.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 103 |  Uzbekistan | 2,322 kWh per person | +27.7% | ▲ 14 |
| 104 |  Montserrat | 2,266 kWh per person | +7.3% | ▲ 8 |
| 105 |  Saint Lucia | 2,225 kWh per person | +2.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 106 |  Costa Rica | 2,187 kWh per person | +0.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 107 |  Dominican Republic | 2,103 kWh per person | +25.6% | ▲ 17 |
| 108 |  Jordan | 2,054 kWh per person | -3.1% | ▲ 3 |
| 109 |  Grenada | 2,047 kWh per person | +16.8% | ▲ 10 |
| 110 |  Belize | 2,038 kWh per person | +20.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 111 |  Egypt | 2,025 kWh per person | +15.8% | ▲ 9 |
| 112 |  Laos | 2,009 kWh per person | +184.2% | ▲ 40 |
| 113 |  Algeria | 2,005 kWh per person | +22.7% | ▲ 13 |
| 114 |  Moldova | 1,997 kWh per person | +9.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 115 |  Tunisia | 1,952 kWh per person | +16.5% | ▲ 10 |
| 116 |  Botswana | 1,852 kWh per person | +0.8% | ▼ 2 |
| 117 |  Tajikistan | 1,851 kWh per person | +4.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 118 |  Ecuador | 1,839 kWh per person | +18.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 119 |  Cuba | 1,770 kWh per person | +2.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 120 |  Peru | 1,734 kWh per person | +14.2% | ▲ 10 |
| 121 |  Jamaica | 1,733 kWh per person | +13.6% | ▲ 8 |
| 122 |  Colombia | 1,686 kWh per person | +12.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 123 |  Guyana | 1,660 kWh per person | +25.2% | ▲ 9 |
| 124 |  Maldives | 1,610 kWh per person | +23.3% | ▲ 9 |
| 125 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,491 kWh per person | +14.5% | ▲ 9 |
| 126 |  Palestine | 1,454 kWh per person | +21.6% | ▲ 11 |
| 127 |  India | 1,402 kWh per person | +46.0% | ▲ 15 |
| 128 |  Namibia | 1,333 kWh per person | -28.8% | ▼ 15 |
| 129 |  Eswatini | 1,328 kWh per person | +3.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 130 |  Indonesia | 1,314 kWh per person | +43.1% | ▲ 14 |
| 131 |  Gabon | 1,252 kWh per person | +4.1% | ▲ 5 |
| 132 |  Fiji | 1,238 kWh per person | +24.8% | ▲ 9 |
| 133 |  Morocco | 1,180 kWh per person | +18.4% | ▲ 7 |
| 134 |  Honduras | 1,167 kWh per person | +22.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 135 |  Cambodia | 1,134 kWh per person | +258.9% | ▲ 35 |
| 136 |  Bolivia | 1,090 kWh per person | +42.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 137 |  Philippines | 1,072 kWh per person | +44.1% | ▲ 13 |
| 138 |  North Korea | 1,023 kWh per person | +21.2% | ▲ 7 |
| 139 |  Cabo Verde | 991 kWh per person | +18.1% | ▲ 7 |
| 140 |  Syria | 984 kWh per person | -5.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 141 |  El Salvador | 978 kWh per person | -9.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 142 |  Lebanon | 920 kWh per person | -67.8% | ▼ 51 |
| 143 |  Guatemala | 888 kWh per person | +37.2% | ▲ 12 |
| 144 |  Republic of the Congo | 850 kWh per person | +140.1% | ▲ 22 |
| 145 |  Equatorial Guinea | 787 kWh per person | +1.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 146 |  Nicaragua | 784 kWh per person | +7.4% | ▲ 5 |
| 147 |  Zambia | 779 kWh per person | -6.7% | = |
| 148 |  Sri Lanka | 739 kWh per person | +27.9% | ▲ 8 |
| 149 |  Samoa | 734 kWh per person | +12.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 150 |  Zimbabwe | 727 kWh per person | +5.8% | ▲ 3 |
| 151 |  Pakistan | 698 kWh per person | +37.9% | ▲ 7 |
| 152 |  Djibouti | 685 kWh per person | +56.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 153 |  Tonga | 672 kWh per person | +43.3% | ▲ 7 |
| 154 |  Bangladesh | 644 kWh per person | +74.5% | ▲ 11 |
| 155 |  Ghana | 634 kWh per person | +40.9% | ▲ 6 |
| 156 |  Mozambique | 476 kWh per person | -14.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 157 |  Mauritania | 458 kWh per person | +45.9% | ▲ 14 |
| 158 |  Papua New Guinea | 447 kWh per person | -11.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 159 |  Senegal | 439 kWh per person | +38.1% | ▲ 10 |
| 160 |  Angola | 411 kWh per person | +16.8% | ▲ 7 |
| 161 |  Myanmar | 402 kWh per person | +41.5% | ▲ 14 |
| 162 |  Nepal | 372 kWh per person | +98.9% | ▲ 19 |
| 163 |  Timor-Leste | 364 kWh per person | +23.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 164 |  Ivory Coast | 315 kWh per person | +4.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 165 |  Sudan | 309 kWh per person | +1.3% | ▲ 7 |
| 166 |  Kiribati | 297 kWh per person | +14.2% | ▲ 12 |
| 167 |  Guinea | 273 kWh per person | +340.3% | ▲ 32 |
| 168 |  Togo | 263 kWh per person | +0.4% | ▲ 9 |
| 169 |  Kenya | 261 kWh per person | +28.6% | ▲ 11 |
| 170 |  Cameroon | 251 kWh per person | -27.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 171 |  Lesotho | 248 kWh per person | -34.7% | ▼ 7 |
| 172 |  Mali | 223 kWh per person | +78.4% | ▲ 17 |
| 173 |  Gambia | 185 kWh per person | +60.9% | ▲ 17 |
| 174 |  Ethiopia | 177 kWh per person | +105.8% | ▲ 19 |
| 175 |  Afghanistan | 160 kWh per person | +7.4% | ▲ 8 |
| 176 |  Benin | 160 kWh per person | +25.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 177 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 159 kWh per person | +27.2% | ▲ 11 |
| 178 |  Nigeria | 152 kWh per person | -12.6% | ▲ 4 |
| 179 |  Burkina Faso | 135 kWh per person | +80.0% | ▲ 16 |
| 180 |  Solomon Islands | 134 kWh per person | -8.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 181 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 132 kWh per person | +4.8% | ▲ 6 |
| 182 |  Yemen | 129 kWh per person | -49.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 183 |  Eritrea | 127 kWh per person | +46.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 184 |  Uganda | 107 kWh per person | +25.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 185 |  Liberia | 102 kWh per person | +54.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 186 |  Rwanda | 86 kWh per person | +95.5% | ▲ 15 |
| 187 |  Malawi | 84 kWh per person | -34.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 188 |  Niger | 80 kWh per person | +31.1% | ▲ 12 |
| 189 |  Madagascar | 76 kWh per person | +10.1% | ▲ 8 |
| 190 |  Haiti | 73 kWh per person | -26.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 191 |  South Sudan | 47 kWh per person | +9.3% | ▲ 11 |
| 192 |  Burundi | 41 kWh per person | +64.0% | ▲ 13 |
| 193 |  Guinea-Bissau | 36 kWh per person | +111.8% | ▲ 15 |
| 194 |  Sierra Leone | 24 kWh per person | +9.1% | ▲ 12 |
| 195 |  Somalia | 23 kWh per person | -11.5% | ▲ 9 |
| 196 |  Chad | 18 kWh per person | -14.3% | ▲ 11 |
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