List of countries by electricity consumption

By 2025, Asia is projected to account for half of the world’s electricity consumption, with one-third of global electricity to be consumed in China.

This list of countries by electric energy consumption is mostly based on the Energy Information Administration. ^[2] Several non-sovereign entities are also included for information purposes, with their parent state noted. The per capita data for many countries may be slightly inaccurate as population data may not be for the same year as the consumption data. Population data were obtained mainly from the IMF ^[3] in 2021 with some exceptions, in which case they were obtained from the Wikipedia pages for the corresponding countries/territories. Average power per capita was calculated according to the formula: ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Electric energy per capita [ in watt-hour ] = Total population electricity consumption [in kW·h/yr] × 1,000 /population.

Electric power per capita [ in watt ] = Total population electricity consumption [in kW·h/yr] × 0.114077116 /population.

1 kW·h/yr = 1,000 Wh/(365.25 × 24) h = 0.11408 Watt

	Location	Consumption (GWh/yr)	Year	Source	Population	As of	Consumption per capita
							kWh/yr	Watts
—	World	25,343,000	2021 [4]	EIA	7,909,295,104	2021 [5]	3,204	366
1	China	7,806,000	2021 [4]	EIA	1,425,893,504	2021 [5]	5,474	624
2	United States	3,979,000	2021 [4]	EIA	336,997,632	2021 [5]	11,267	1,285
3	India	1,443,000	2021 [4]	EIA	1,407,563,904	2021 [5]	1,025	117
4	Russia	996,000	2021 [4]	EIA	145,102,752	2021 [5]	6,864	783
5	Japan	913,000	2021 [4]	EIA	124,612,528	2021 [5]	7,327	836
6	Brazil	577,000	2021 [4]	EIA	214,326,224	2021 [5]	2,692	307
7	Korea, South	568,000	2021 [4]	EIA	51,830,136	2021 [5]	10,959	1,250
8	Canada	555,000	2021 [4]	EIA	38,155,012	2021 [5]	14,546	1,659
9	Germany	512,000	2021 [4]	EIA	83,408,560	2021 [5]	6,138	700
10	France	447,000	2021 [4]	EIA	64,531,448	2021 [5]	6,927	790
11	Saudi Arabia	329,000	2021 [4]	EIA	35,950,396	2021 [5]	9,151	1,044
12	Iran	302,000	2021 [4]	EIA	87,923,432	2021 [5]	3,435	392
13	Mexico	301,000	2021 [4]	EIA	126,705,136	2021 [5]	2,376	271
14	Italy	300,000	2021 [4]	EIA	59,240,336	2021 [5]	5,064	578
15	United Kingdom	287,000	2021 [4]	EIA	67,281,040	2021 [5]	4,266	487
16	Turkey	284,000	2021 [4]	EIA	84,775,408	2021 [5]	3,350	382
17	Indonesia	282,000	2021 [4]	EIA	273,753,184	2021 [5]	1,030	117
18	Taiwan	278,000	2021 [4]	EIA	23,859,904	2021 [5]	11,651	1,329
19	Australia	237,000	2021 [4]	EIA	25,921,094	2021 [5]	9,143	1,043
20	Spain	234,000	2021 [4]	EIA	47,486,932	2021 [5]	4,928	562
21	Vietnam	229,000	2021 [4]	EIA	97,468,024	2021 [5]	2,349	268
22	Thailand	203,000	2021 [4]	EIA	71,601,104	2021 [5]	2,835	323
23	South Africa	191,000	2021 [4]	EIA	59,392,256	2021 [5]	3,216	367
24	Egypt	168,000	2021 [4]	EIA	109,262,184	2021 [5]	1,538	175
25	Poland	158,000	2021 [4]	EIA	38,307,724	2021 [5]	4,124	470
26	Malaysia	151,000	2021 [4]	EIA	33,573,872	2021 [5]	4,498	513
27	Ukraine	134,000	2021 [4]	EIA	43,531,424	2021 [5]	3,078	351
28	Pakistan	132,000	2021 [4]	EIA	231,402,112	2021 [5]	570	65
29	Norway	131,931	2022 est.	EIA	5,455,582	2022	24,182	2,759
30	Sweden	131,000	2021 [4]	EIA	10,467,095	2021 [5]	12,515	1,428
31	United Arab Emirates	129,000	2021 [4]	EIA	9,365,149	2021 [5]	13,774	1,571
32	Argentina	127,000	2021 [4]	EIA	45,276,788	2021 [5]	2,805	320
33	Netherlands	113,000	2021 [4]	EIA	17,501,696	2021 [5]	6,457	737
34	Philippines	98,000	2021 [4]	EIA	113,880,336	2021 [5]	861	98
35	Kazakhstan	97,000	2021 [4]	EIA	19,196,468	2021 [5]	5,053	576
36	Finland	84,000	2021 [4]	EIA	5,535,982	2021 [5]	15,173	1,731
37	Belgium	83,000	2021 [4]	EIA	11,611,416	2021 [5]	7,148	815
38	Chile	81,000	2021 [4]	EIA	19,493,184	2021 [5]	4,155	474
39	Bangladesh	78,000	2021 [4]	EIA	169,356,240	2021 [5]	461	53
40	Colombia	76,000	2021 [4]	EIA	51,516,560	2021 [5]	1,475	168
41	Venezuela	71,000	2021 [4]	EIA	28,199,862	2021 [5]	2,518	287
42	Austria	69,000	2021 [4]	EIA	8,922,086	2021 [5]	7,734	882
43	Algeria	69,000	2021 [4]	EIA	44,177,964	2021 [5]	1,562	178
44	Kuwait	65,000	2021 [4]	EIA	4,250,111	2021 [5]	15,294	1,745
45	Israel	63,000	2021 [4]	EIA	8,900,057	2021 [5]	7,079	808
46	Czech Republic	62,000	2021 [4]	EIA	10,510,748	2021 [5]	5,899	673
47	Switzerland	58,000	2021 [4]	EIA	8,691,409	2021 [5]	6,673	761
48	Uzbekistan	58,000	2021 [4]	EIA	34,081,452	2021 [5]	1,702	194
49	Singapore	53,000	2021 [4]	EIA	5,941,063	2021 [5]	8,921	1,018
50	Iraq	53,000	2021 [4]	EIA	43,533,592	2021 [5]	1,217	139
51	Greece	52,000	2021 [4]	EIA	10,445,368	2021 [5]	4,978	568
52	Peru	52,000	2021 [4]	EIA	33,715,464	2021 [5]	1,542	176
53	Romania	51,000	2021 [4]	EIA	19,328,558	2021 [5]	2,639	301
54	Portugal	48,000	2021 [4]	EIA	10,290,109	2021 [5]	4,665	532
55	Hong Kong	46,000	2021 [4]	EIA	7,494,580	2021 [5]	6,138	700
56	Qatar	45,000	2021 [4]	EIA	2,688,239	2021 [5]	16,740	1,910
57	Hungary	44,000	2021 [4]	EIA	9,709,784	2021 [5]	4,532	517
58	New Zealand	41,000	2021 [4]	EIA	5,129,730	2021 [5]	7,993	912
59	Belarus	41,000	2021 [4]	EIA	9,578,172	2021 [5]	4,281	488
60	Denmark	38,000	2021 [4]	EIA	5,854,246	2021 [5]	6,491	740
61	Morocco	35,000	2021 [4]	EIA	37,076,588	2021 [5]	944	108
62	Ireland	33,000	2021 [4]	EIA	4,986,525	2021 [5]	6,618	755
63	Oman	33,000	2021 [4]	EIA	4,520,474	2021 [5]	7,300	833
64	Serbia	31,000	2021 [4]	EIA	7,296,771	2021 [5]	4,248	485
65	Bahrain	31,000	2021 [4]	EIA	1,463,266	2021 [5]	21,185	2,417
66	Bulgaria	30,000	2021 [4]	EIA	6,885,864	2021 [5]	4,357	497
67	Nigeria	27,000	2021 [4]	EIA	213,401,328	2021 [5]	127	14
68	Ecuador	27,000	2021 [4]	EIA	17,797,736	2021 [5]	1,517	173
69	Libya	27,000	2021 [4]	EIA	6,735,280	2021 [5]	4,009	457
70	Slovakia	26,000	2021 [4]	EIA	5,447,621	2021 [5]	4,773	544
71	Azerbaijan	25,000	2021 [4]	EIA	10,312,992	2021 [5]	2,424	277
72	Jordan	20,000	2021 [4]	EIA	11,148,288	2021 [5]	1,794	205
73	Iceland	19,000	2021 [4]	EIA	370,338	2021 [5]	51,304	5,853
74	Lebanon	19,000	2021 [4]	EIA	5,592,626	2021 [5]	3,397	388
75	Ghana	18,000	2021 [4]	EIA	32,833,036	2021 [5]	548	63
76	Puerto Rico	17,000	2021 [4]	EIA	3,256,030	2021 [5]	5,221	596
77	Myanmar	17,000	2021 [4]	EIA	53,798,088	2021 [5]	314	36
78	Croatia	16,000	2021 [4]	EIA	4,060,139	2021 [5]	3,941	450
79	Tunisia	16,000	2021 [4]	EIA	12,262,949	2021 [5]	1,305	149
80	Cuba	16,000	2021 [4]	EIA	11,256,373	2021 [5]	1,421	162
81	Tajikistan	16,000	2021 [4]	EIA	9,750,078	2021 [5]	1,641	187
82	Dominican Republic	15,000	2021 [4]	EIA	11,117,873	2021 [5]	1,349	154
83	Turkmenistan	15,000	2021 [4]	EIA	6,341,850	2021 [5]	2,365	270
84	Sri Lanka	15,000	2021 [4]	EIA	21,773,438	2021 [5]	689	79
85	Angola	15,000	2021 [4]	EIA	34,503,776	2021 [5]	435	50
86	Slovenia	14,000	2021 [4]	EIA	2,119,408	2021 [5]	6,606	754
87	Zambia	14,000	2021 [4]	EIA	19,473,132	2021 [5]	719	82
88	Uruguay	14,000	2021 [4]	EIA	3,426,265	2021 [5]	4,086	466
89	Syria	13,000	2021 [4]	EIA	21,324,366	2021 [5]	610	70
90	Mozambique	13,000	2021 [4]	EIA	32,077,074	2021 [5]	405	46
91	Sudan	13,000	2021 [4]	EIA	45,657,204	2021 [5]	285	33
92	Georgia	13,000	2021 [4]	EIA	3,757,984	2021 [5]	3,459	395
93	Guatemala	13,000	2021 [4]	EIA	17,608,484	2021 [5]	738	84
94	Korea, North	12,000	2021 [4]	EIA	25,971,910	2021 [5]	462	53
95	Kyrgyzstan	12,000	2021 [4]	EIA	6,527,742	2021 [5]	1,838	210
96	Lithuania	12,000	2021 [4]	EIA	2,786,652	2021 [5]	4,306	491
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11,000	2021 [4]	EIA	3,270,948	2021 [5]	3,363	384
98	Costa Rica	11,000	2021 [4]	EIA	5,153,959	2021 [5]	2,134	243
99	Cambodia	11,000	2021 [4]	EIA	16,589,031	2021 [5]	663	76
100	Bolivia	9,700	2021 [4]	EIA	12,079,474	2021 [5]	803	92
101	Moldova	9,700	2021 [4]	EIA	3,061,509	2021 [5]	3,168	361
102	Panama	9,500	2021 [4]	EIA	4,351,264	2021 [5]	2,183	249
103	Ethiopia	9,500	2021 [4]	EIA	120,283,024	2021 [5]	79	9
104	Kenya	9,100	2021 [4]	EIA	53,005,616	2021 [5]	172	20
105	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	8,900	2021 [4]	EIA	95,894,120	2021 [5]	93	11
106	Estonia	8,800	2021 [4]	EIA	1,328,704	2021 [5]	6,623	756
107	Trinidad and Tobago	8,300	2021 [4]	EIA	1,525,671	2021 [5]	5,440	621
108	Zimbabwe	8,300	2021 [4]	EIA	15,993,525	2021 [5]	519	59
109	Honduras	8,200	2021 [4]	EIA	10,278,346	2021 [5]	798	91
110	Ivory Coast	8,000	2021 [4]	EIA	27,478,250	2021 [5]	291	33
111	Mongolia	7,800	2021 [4]	EIA	3,347,782	2021 [5]	2,330	266
112	Paraguay	7,700	2021 [4]	EIA	6,703,802	2021 [5]	1,149	131
113	Albania	7,400	2021 [4]	EIA	2,854,710	2021 [5]	2,592	296
114	Tanzania	7,200	2021 [4]	EIA	63,588,332	2021 [5]	113	13
115	Nepal	7,200	2021 [4]	EIA	30,034,988	2021 [5]	240	27
116	Latvia	6,900	2021 [4]	EIA	1,873,926	2021 [5]	3,682	420
117	North Macedonia	6,700	2021 [4]	EIA	2,103,329	2021 [5]	3,185	363
118	Luxembourg	6,500	2021 [4]	EIA	639,330	2021 [5]	10,167	1,060
119	El Salvador	6,400	2021 [4]	EIA	6,314,165	2021 [5]	1,014	116
120	Palestine	6,200	2021 [4]	EIA	5,133,393	2021 [5]	1,208	138
121	Cameroon	6,100	2021 [4]	EIA	27,198,632	2021 [5]	224	26
122	Armenia	6,100	2021 [4]	EIA	2,790,971	2021 [5]	2,186	249
123	Laos	6,100	2021 [4]	EIA	7,425,055	2021 [5]	822	94
124	Macau	5,600	2021 [4]	EIA	686,616	2021 [5]	8,156	930
125	Kosovo	5,600	2021 [4]	EIA	1,662,022	2021 [5]	3,369	384
126	Afghanistan	5,500	2021 [4]	EIA	40,099,460	2021 [5]	137	16
127	Senegal	5,300	2021 [4]	EIA	16,876,726	2021 [5]	314	36
128	Nicaragua	4,900	2021 [4]	EIA	6,850,546	2021 [5]	715	82
129	Cyprus	4,700	2021 [4]	EIA	1,244,193	2021 [5]	3,778	431
130	Papua New Guinea	4,600	2021 [4]	EIA	9,949,438	2021 [5]	462	53
131	Brunei	4,200	2021 [4]	EIA	445,382	2021 [5]	9,430	1,076
132	Botswana	3,400	2021 [4]	EIA	2,588,424	2021 [5]	1,314	150
133	Namibia	3,400	2021 [4]	EIA	2,530,150	2021 [5]	1,345	153
134	Bhutan	3,300	2021 [4]	EIA	777,500	2021 [5]	4,244	484
135	New Caledonia	3,300	2021 [4]	EIA	287,809	2021 [5]	11,466	1,308
136	Jamaica	3,200	2021 [4]	EIA	2,827,701	2021 [5]	1,132	129
137	Uganda	3,100	2021 [4]	EIA	45,853,780	2021 [5]	68	8
138	Yemen	2,900	2021 [4]	EIA	32,981,644	2021 [5]	88	10
139	Montenegro	2,900	2021 [4]	EIA	627,856	2021 [5]	4,619	527
140	Mauritius	2,700	2021 [4]	EIA	1,298,922	2021 [5]	2,079	237
141	Mali	2,700	2021 [4]	EIA	21,904,990	2021 [5]	123	14
142	Burkina Faso	2,600	2021 [4]	EIA	22,100,690	2021 [5]	118	13
143	Malta	2,500	2021 [4]	EIA	526,751	2021 [5]	4,746	541
144	Guinea	2,500	2021 [4]	EIA	13,531,909	2021 [5]	185	21
145	Gabon	2,400	2021 [4]	EIA	2,341,185	2021 [5]	1,025	117
146	Suriname	2,400	2021 [4]	EIA	612,989	2021 [5]	3,915	447
147	Congo, Republic of the	2,200	2021 [4]	EIA	5,835,814	2021 [5]	377	43
148	Bahamas	2,000	2021 [4]	EIA	407,920	2021 [5]	4,903	559
149	Madagascar	2,000	2021 [4]	EIA	28,915,652	2021 [5]	69	8
150	Mauritania	1,900	2021 [4]	EIA	4,614,981	2021 [5]	412	47
151	Guam	1,700	2021 [4]	EIA	170,546	2021 [5]	9,968	1,137
152	Swaziland	1,500	2021 [4]	EIA	1,192,273	2021 [5]	1,258	144
153	Niger	1,300	2021 [4]	EIA	25,252,722	2021 [5]	51	6
154	Equatorial Guinea	1,300	2021 [4]	EIA	1,634,473	2021 [5]	795	91
155	Togo	1,200	2021 [4]	EIA	8,644,829	2021 [5]	139	16
156	Malawi	1,000	2021 [4]	EIA	19,889,742	2021 [5]	50	6
157	Barbados	1,000	2021 [4]	EIA	281,204	2021 [5]	3,556	406
158	Guyana	1,000	2021 [4]	EIA	804,571	2021 [5]	1,243	142
159	Fiji	1,000	2021 [4]	EIA	924,615	2021 [5]	1,082	123
160	Curacao	900	2008 est.	EIA	157,540	2019	5,713	652
161	Lesotho	900	2021 [4]	EIA	2,281,464	2021 [5]	394	45
162	Belize	900	2021 [4]	EIA	400,037	2021 [5]	2,250	257
163	Liberia	900	2021 [4]	EIA	5,193,422	2021 [5]	173	20
164	Netherlands Antilles	800	2021 [4]	EIA	211,871	2013	3,776	431
165	Aruba	800	2021 [4]	EIA	106,543	2021 [5]	7,509	857
166	Cayman Islands	700	2021 [4]	EIA	68,157	2021 [5]	10,270	1,172
167	Rwanda	700	2021 [4]	EIA	13,461,891	2021 [5]	52	6
168	French Polynesia	600	2021 [4]	EIA	304,038	2021 [5]	1,973	225
169	Jersey	600	2004 est.	EIA	98,069	2016	6,425	733
170	U.S. Virgin Islands	600	2021 [4]	EIA	100,100	2021 [5]	5,994	684
171	Seychelles	600	2021 [4]	EIA	106,486	2021 [5]	5,635	643
172	Greenland	600	2021 [4]	EIA	56,266	2021 [5]	10,664	1,217
173	Maldives	600	2021 [4]	EIA	521,469	2021 [5]	1,151	131
174	Marshall Islands	562.40	2014 est.	EIA	58,790	2019	9,566	1,091
175	Benin	500	2021 [4]	EIA	12,996,901	2021 [5]	101	12
176	South Sudan	500	2021 [4]	EIA	10,748,278	2021 [5]	47	5
177	Bermuda	500	2021 [4]	EIA	64,213	2021 [5]	7,787	888
178	Andorra	500	2012 est.	EIA	77,140	2019	6,482	739
179	Djibouti	500	2021 [4]	EIA	1,105,562	2021 [5]	452	52
180	U.S. Pacific Islands	500	2021 [4]	EIA
181	Burundi	400	2021 [4]	EIA	12,551,215	2021 [5]	32	4
182	Haiti	400	2021 [4]	EIA	11,447,575	2021 [5]	35	4
183	Somalia	400	2021 [4]	EIA	17,065,588	2021 [5]	23	3
184	Eritrea	400	2021 [4]	EIA	3,620,324	2021 [5]	110	13
185	Faroe Islands	400	2021 [4]	EIA	52,915	2021 [5]	7,559	862
186	Timor-Leste	400	2021 [4]	EIA	1,320,944	2021 [5]	303	35
187	Liechtenstein	394	2015 est.	CIA	38,020	2019	10,352	1,181
188	Saint Lucia	300	2021 [4]	EIA	179,663	2021 [5]	1,670	191
189	Antigua and Barbuda	300	2021 [4]	EIA	93,229	2021 [5]	3,218	367
190	Cabo Verde	300	2021 [4]	EIA	587,936	2021 [5]	510	58
191	Chad	300	2021 [4]	EIA	17,179,744	2021 [5]	17	2
192	Turks and Caicos Islands	300	2021 [4]	EIA	45,141	2021 [5]	6,646	758
193	Gambia	200	2021 [4]	EIA	2,639,922	2021 [5]	76	9
194	Northern Mariana Islands	200	2012 est.	EIA	57,220	2019	3,495	399
195	Saint Kitts and Nevis	200	2021 [4]	EIA	47,631	2021 [5]	4,199	479
196	Gibraltar	200	2021 [4]	EIA	32,698	2021 [5]	6,117	698
197	Grenada	200	2021 [4]	EIA	124,624	2021 [5]	1,605	183
198	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	200	2021 [4]	EIA	104,340	2021 [5]	1,917	219
199	American Samoa	200	2021 [4]	EIA	45,056	2021 [5]	4,439	506
200	Dominica	200	2021 [4]	EIA	72,435	2021 [5]	2,761	315
201	Micronesia, Federated States of	125	2002 est.	EIA	113,810	2019	1,101	126
202	Samoa	124	2018 est.	EIA	197,100	2019	627	72
203	Central African Republic	100	2021 [4]	EIA	5,457,165	2021 [5]	18	2
204	Sierra Leone	100	2021 [4]	EIA	8,420,642	2021 [5]	12	1
205	British Virgin Islands	100	2021 [4]	EIA	31,145	2021 [5]	3,211	366
206	Comoros	100	2021 [4]	EIA	821,632	2021 [5]	122	14
207	Solomon Islands	98.26	2018 est.	EIA	669,820	2019	147	17
208	Sao Tome and Principe	80.91	2018 est.	EIA	215,060	2019	376	43
209	Vanuatu	65.19	2018 est.	EIA	299,880	2019	217	25
210	Tonga	51.15	2018 est.	EIA	104,490	2019	490	56
211	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	44.64	2018 est.	EIA	850,890	2016	7,479	853
212	Guinea-Bissau	39.06	2018 est.	EIA	1,920,920	2019	20	2
213	Cook Islands	38.81	2018 est.	EIA	9,556	2016	3,308	377
214	Nauru	32.55	2018 est.	EIA	12,580	2019	2,587	295
215	Kiribati	27.75	2018 est.	EIA	117,610	2019	236	27
216	Falkland Islands	18.32	2018 est.	EIA	2,931	2016	4,759	543
217	Montserrat	14.88	2018 est.	EIA	5,267	2016	4,061	463
218	Niue	7.44	2018 est.	EIA	1,190	2016	1,193	136
219	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	2.79	2018 est.	EIA	7,795	2016	3,126	357

The table above grouped by continent [6]

Continent Total electricity consumption (exaJoule) North America 113.7 Oceania 6.5 Europe 82.38 South America 28.46 Asia-Pacific 344.11 Africa 19.99 Antarctica 0 (N/A) World 595.14

See also

• Electric energy markets by country
• List of countries by renewable electricity production
• World energy supply and consumption
• Electric energy consumption
• List of countries by energy consumption per capita
• List of countries by energy intensity
• List of countries by energy consumption and production

Notes

1. It is interesting to compare the average electric power consumed per capita with the person's basal metabolic rate (about 65 watts), the average power obtained by a human body at rest from the food metabolism.

References

1. "Electricity Market Report 2023" (PDF). IEA.org. International Energy Agency. February 2023. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2023. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
2. "INTERNATIONAL: ELECTRICITY - CONSUMPTION". EIA. 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
3. "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "Population". Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
6. "Primary energy consumption by region 2021". Statista. Retrieved 2023-07-11.

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