Bahrain vs OECD members: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Bahrain
23,846 kWh per capita
in 2024
OECD members
7,794 kWh per capita
in 2025
Bahrain rank
2nd
OECD members rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Bahrain
- OECD members
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 23,846 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 16,052 kWh per capita.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,628 kWh per capita | 6,945 kWh per capita | 12,683 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 20,163 kWh per capita | 7,855 kWh per capita | 12,308 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 19,573 kWh per capita | 7,881 kWh per capita | 11,692 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 22,795 kWh per capita | 7,700 kWh per capita | 15,095 kWh per capita | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Bahrain or OECD members?
- Bahrain, at 23,846 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Bahrain and OECD members?
- 16,052 kWh per capita, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and OECD members rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 4th 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.