Bahrain vs North America: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Bahrain
23,846 kWh per capita
in 2024
North America
13,236 kWh per capita
in 2025
Bahrain rank
2nd
North America rank
1st
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Bahrain
- North America
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 23,846 kWh per capita against 13,236 kWh per capita in North America, a difference of 10,610 kWh per capita.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 151 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,628 kWh per capita | 12,929 kWh per capita | 6,700 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 20,163 kWh per capita | 13,782 kWh per capita | 6,381 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 19,573 kWh per capita | 13,262 kWh per capita | 6,311 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 22,795 kWh per capita | 12,939 kWh per capita | 9,856 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Bahrain or North America?
- Bahrain, at 23,846 kWh per capita against 13,236 kWh per capita in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Bahrain and North America?
- 10,610 kWh per capita, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and North America rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.