This is a list of countries by electric energy consumption. China is the largest producer and consumer of electricity, representing 55% of consumption in Asia and 31% of the world in 2023. [1]
This is a list of countries by electric energy consumption. China is the largest producer and consumer of electricity, representing 55% of consumption in Asia and 31% of the world in 2023. [1]
Data in this table are from Ember and are for 2023 unless otherwise specified. [1] Includes some dependent territories. Total consumption figures are in terawatt-hours while per-capita figures are in megawatt-hours.
Links for each location go to the relevant electricity market page, when available.
| Location | Consumption (TWh) | Per capita (MWh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 29,664.60 | 3.67 | 2023 |
 China | 9,443.07 | 6.64 | 2023 |
 United States | 4,272.91 | 12.44 | 2023 |
 India | 1,956.55 | 1.36 | 2023 |
 Russia | 1,162.44 | 7.99 | 2023 |
 Japan | 1,013.26 | 8.15 | 2023 |
 Brazil | 725.10 | 3.43 | 2023 |
 South Korea | 617.92 | 11.94 | 2023 |
 Canada | 605.52 | 15.41 | 2023 |
 Germany | 505.76 | 5.98 | 2023 |
 France | 467.81 | 7.04 | 2023 |
 Saudi Arabia | 422.83 | 12.71 | 2023 |
 Iran | 380.28 | 4.20 | 2023 |
 Mexico | 357.75 | 2.76 | 2023 |
 Indonesia | 351.49 | 1.25 | 2023 |
 Turkey | 323.80 | 3.71 | 2023 |
 Italy | 312.72 | 5.26 | 2023 |
 United Kingdom | 309.22 | 4.50 | 2023 |
 Taiwan | 282.14 | 12.10 | 2023 |
 Vietnam | 278.61 | 2.78 | 2023 |
 Australia | 273.11 | 10.33 | 2023 |
 Spain | 265.00 | 5.53 | 2023 |
 South Africa | 231.79 | 3.67 | 2023 |
 Thailand | 224.04 | 3.13 | 2023 |
 Egypt | 218.54 | 1.91 | 2023 |
 Malaysia | 186.66 | 5.31 | 2023 |
 Pakistan | 171.18 | 0.69 | 2023 |
 Poland | 168.14 | 4.34 | 2023 |
 United Arab Emirates | 164.92 | 15.50 | 2023 |
 Argentina | 157.79 | 3.47 | 2023 |
 Iraq | 153.42 | 3.40 | 2023 |
 Sweden | 137.48 | 13.03 | 2023 |
 Norway | 135.68 | 24.58 | 2023 |
 Bangladesh | 115.57 | 0.67 | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 114.42 | 5.63 | 2023 |
 Netherlands | 113.85 | 6.29 | 2023 |
 Ukraine | 113.58 | 2.77 | 2022 |
 Philippines | 111.52 | 0.97 | 2023 |
 Algeria | 94.02 | 2.04 | 2023 |
 Colombia | 89.53 | 1.71 | 2023 |
 Chile | 87.69 | 4.46 | 2023 |
 Kuwait | 85.57 | 17.68 | 2023 |
 Finland | 82.56 | 14.74 | 2023 |
 Belgium | 82.36 | 7.03 | 2023 |
 Venezuela | 82.34 | 2.91 | 2023 |
 Uzbekistan | 79.18 | 2.22 | 2023 |
 Austria | 70.42 | 7.71 | 2023 |
 Israel | 67.48 | 7.29 | 2023 |
 Czech Republic | 66.64 | 6.17 | 2023 |
 Switzerland | 62.74 | 7.07 | 2023 |
 Peru | 59.95 | 1.77 | 2023 |
 Singapore | 57.40 | 9.92 | 2023 |
 Portugal | 56.45 | 5.41 | 2023 |
 Qatar | 55.14 | 18.51 | 2023 |
 Romania | 53.90 | 2.82 | 2023 |
 Greece | 53.73 | 5.25 | 2023 |
 Hong Kong | 49.23 | 6.62 | 2023 |
 Hungary | 46.62 | 4.81 | 2023 |
 Oman | 45.01 | 8.91 | 2023 |
 Morocco | 44.31 | 1.18 | 2023 |
 New Zealand | 43.86 | 8.48 | 2023 |
 Belarus | 43.03 | 4.72 | 2023 |
 Nigeria | 40.11 | 0.18 | 2023 |
 Denmark | 36.74 | 6.18 | 2023 |
 Bulgaria | 36.72 | 5.40 | 2023 |
 Bahrain | 36.18 | 23.05 | 2023 |
 Serbia | 36.13 | 5.33 | 2023 |
 Libya | 35.91 | 4.92 | 2023 |
 Ireland | 34.51 | 6.64 | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 34.42 | 1.91 | 2023 |
 North Korea | 26.55 | 1.01 | 2023 |
 Slovakia | 26.11 | 4.73 | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 26.06 | 2.53 | 2023 |
 Myanmar | 25.49 | 0.47 | 2023 |
 Turkmenistan | 24.79 | 3.37 | 2023 |
 Dominican Republic | 24.56 | 2.17 | 2023 |
 Tunisia | 23.79 | 1.95 | 2023 |
 Jordan | 22.79 | 1.99 | 2023 |
 Ghana | 22.34 | 0.66 | 2023 |
 Iceland | 20.12 | 51.92 | 2023 |
 Paraguay | 20.04 | 2.93 | 2023 |
 Puerto Rico | 19.90 | 6.14 | 2023 |
 Syria | 19.72 | 0.84 | 2023 |
 Tajikistan | 19.21 | 1.85 | 2023 |
 Croatia | 18.98 | 4.87 | 2023 |
 Cambodia | 18.87 | 1.08 | 2023 |
 Angola | 17.94 | 0.49 | 2023 |
 Sudan | 17.63 | 0.35 | 2023 |
 DR Congo | 17.31 | 0.16 | 2023 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 17.23 | 2.44 | 2023 |
 Zambia | 16.64 | 0.80 | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 16.50 | 0.13 | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 16.36 | 0.49 | 2023 |
 Cuba | 15.29 | 1.39 | 2023 |
 Laos | 15.26 | 1.99 | 2023 |
 Slovenia | 14.04 | 6.63 | 2023 |
 Guatemala | 13.93 | 0.77 | 2023 |
 Georgia | 13.72 | 3.60 | 2023 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.54 | 4.25 | 2023 |
 Kenya | 13.07 | 0.24 | 2023 |
 Panama | 12.70 | 2.85 | 2023 |
 Lithuania | 12.22 | 4.28 | 2023 |
 Bhutan | 11.99 | 15.25 | 2023 |
 Bolivia | 11.94 | 0.98 | 2023 |
 Honduras | 11.92 | 1.12 | 2023 |
 Nepal | 11.45 | 0.39 | 2023 |
 Tanzania | 11.14 | 0.17 | 2023 |
 Costa Rica | 10.99 | 2.15 | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 10.96 | 3.24 | 2023 |
 Ivory Coast | 10.38 | 0.33 | 2023 |
 Zimbabwe | 10.21 | 0.63 | 2023 |
 Mongolia | 10.11 | 2.95 | 2023 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 9.50 | 6.32 | 2023 |
 Estonia | 9.12 | 6.67 | 2023 |
 Senegal | 8.54 | 0.47 | 2023 |
 Cameroon | 8.39 | 0.30 | 2023 |
 Albania | 8.09 | 2.88 | 2023 |
 Palestine | 7.95 | 1.47 | 2023 |
 Kosovo | 7.67 | 4.51 | 2023 |
 Armenia | 7.54 | 2.56 | 2023 |
 North Macedonia | 7.23 | 3.95 | 2023 |
 Afghanistan | 7.19 | 0.17 | 2023 |
 Latvia | 7.17 | 3.81 | 2023 |
 El Salvador | 7.11 | 1.13 | 2023 |
 Luxembourg | 6.59 | 9.91 | 2023 |
 Moldova | 6.22 | 2.03 | 2023 |
 Macau | 5.82 | 8.15 | 2023 |
 Brunei | 5.59 | 12.18 | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 5.50 | 0.81 | 2023 |
 Uganda | 5.37 | 0.11 | 2023 |
 Cyprus | 5.32 | 3.96 | 2023 |
 Congo | 5.17 | 0.84 | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 4.73 | 0.46 | 2023 |
 Namibia | 4.64 | 1.57 | 2023 |
 Mali | 4.58 | 0.19 | 2023 |
 Lebanon | 4.52 | 0.78 | 2023 |
 Botswana | 4.51 | 1.82 | 2023 |
 Jamaica | 4.49 | 1.58 | 2023 |
 Guinea | 4.05 | 0.28 | 2023 |
 Gabon | 3.77 | 1.52 | 2023 |
| Réunion | 3.37 | 3.87 | 2022 |
 Burkina Faso | 3.31 | 0.14 | 2023 |
 Mauritius | 3.27 | 2.57 | 2023 |
 Montenegro | 3.22 | 5.08 | 2023 |
 New Caledonia | 3.09 | 10.66 | 2023 |
 Yemen | 3.07 | 0.08 | 2023 |
 Malta | 2.97 | 5.57 | 2023 |
 Madagascar | 2.64 | 0.09 | 2023 |
 Suriname | 2.14 | 3.40 | 2023 |
 Bahamas | 2.05 | 5.13 | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 2.02 | 0.40 | 2023 |
 Togo | 2.02 | 0.22 | 2023 |
 Niger | 2.01 | 0.08 | 2023 |
 Benin | 1.84 | 0.13 | 2023 |
 Malawi | 1.81 | 0.09 | 2023 |
 Guam | 1.80 | 10.81 | 2023 |
| Guadeloupe | 1.64 | 4.26 | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 1.57 | 0.85 | 2023 |
 Eswatini | 1.49 | 1.21 | 2023 |
 Martinique | 1.49 | 4.26 | 2022 |
 Guyana | 1.34 | 1.62 | 2023 |
 Fiji | 1.15 | 1.24 | 2023 |
 Barbados | 1.10 | 3.90 | 2023 |
 Rwanda | 1.08 | 0.08 | 2023 |
 Haiti | 1.01 | 0.09 | 2023 |
 Aruba | 1.00 | 9.27 | 2023 |
| French Guiana | 0.98 | 3.29 | 2022 |
 Lesotho | 0.93 | 0.40 | 2023 |
 Maldives | 0.85 | 1.62 | 2023 |
 Belize | 0.73 | 1.78 | 2023 |
 Djibouti | 0.71 | 0.62 | 2023 |
 French Polynesia | 0.71 | 2.53 | 2023 |
 Cayman Islands | 0.70 | 9.58 | 2023 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 0.67 | 7.82 | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 0.64 | 9.89 | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0.63 | 4.92 | 2023 |
 South Sudan | 0.59 | 0.05 | 2023 |
 Greenland | 0.54 | 9.66 | 2023 |
 Gambia | 0.51 | 0.19 | 2023 |
 Timor-Leste | 0.51 | 0.37 | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 0.50 | 0.96 | 2023 |
 Burundi | 0.49 | 0.04 | 2023 |
 Faroe Islands | 0.48 | 8.77 | 2023 |
 Eritrea | 0.44 | 0.13 | 2023 |
 Somalia | 0.42 | 0.02 | 2023 |
 Saint Lucia | 0.40 | 2.23 | 2023 |
 Chad | 0.39 | 0.02 | 2023 |
 Liberia | 0.39 | 0.07 | 2023 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 0.36 | 3.86 | 2023 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.26 | 5.63 | 2023 |
 Grenada | 0.24 | 2.05 | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 0.22 | 5.72 | 2023 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.22 | 4.71 | 2023 |
 Sierra Leone | 0.21 | 0.03 | 2023 |
 American Samoa | 0.17 | 3.58 | 2023 |
 British Virgin Islands | 0.17 | 4.36 | 2023 |
 Dominica | 0.15 | 2.26 | 2023 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.15 | 1.48 | 2023 |
 Samoa | 0.15 | 0.69 | 2023 |
 Central African Republic | 0.14 | 0.03 | 2023 |
 Comoros | 0.14 | 0.17 | 2023 |
 Solomon Islands | 0.11 | 0.14 | 2023 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.09 | 0.39 | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 | 0.04 | 2023 |
 Vanuatu | 0.08 | 0.25 | 2023 |
 Tonga | 0.07 | 0.67 | 2023 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.05 | 8.80 | 2023 |
 Cook Islands | 0.04 | 2.81 | 2023 |
 Kiribati | 0.04 | 0.30 | 2023 |
 Nauru | 0.04 | 3.37 | 2023 |
 Falkland Islands | 0.01 | 2.88 | 2023 |
 Montserrat | 0.01 | 2.26 | 2023 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.01 | 1.89 | 2023 |
| Continent | TWh |
|---|---|
| Africa | 936.74 |
| Asia | 17093.41 |
| Europe | 4509.96 |
| North America | 5381.26 |
| Oceania | 329.15 |
| South America | 1284.25 |