Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Netherlands: Electric power consumption

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1,361 kWh per capita
in 2023
Netherlands
6,386 kWh per capita
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
27th
Netherlands rank
29th

Electric power consumption over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Netherlands
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020072024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 6,386 kWh per capita against 1,361 kWh per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5,025 kWh per capita.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 4.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 654.42 kWh per capita 5,726 kWh per capita 5,071 kWh per capita Netherlands
2000s 927.47 kWh per capita 6,845 kWh per capita 5,918 kWh per capita Netherlands
2010s 1,208 kWh per capita 6,820 kWh per capita 5,612 kWh per capita Netherlands
2020s 1,333 kWh per capita 6,478 kWh per capita 5,145 kWh per capita Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power consumption, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 6,386 kWh per capita against 1,361 kWh per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in electric power consumption between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
5,025 kWh per capita, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands rank globally for electric power consumption?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 43 groups.
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
194 places, 6,544 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.