Brunei vs Upper middle income: Electric power consumption

Brunei
10,674 kWh per capita
in 2023
Upper middle income
4,307 kWh per capita
in 2023
Brunei rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
12th

Electric power consumption over time

  • Brunei
  • Upper middle income
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020062023

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 10,674 kWh per capita against 4,307 kWh per capita in Upper middle income, a difference of 6,367 kWh per capita.

That makes Brunei's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 150 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 6,158 kWh per capita 992.38 kWh per capita 5,166 kWh per capita Brunei
2000s 8,334 kWh per capita 1,652 kWh per capita 6,682 kWh per capita Brunei
2010s 9,226 kWh per capita 2,985 kWh per capita 6,242 kWh per capita Brunei
2020s 11,298 kWh per capita 3,996 kWh per capita 7,302 kWh per capita Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power consumption, Brunei or Upper middle income?
Brunei, at 10,674 kWh per capita against 4,307 kWh per capita in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in electric power consumption between Brunei and Upper middle income?
6,367 kWh per capita, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Upper middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Upper middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
Brunei ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 150 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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Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,529 data points, 1990–2024
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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.