Electricity demand per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
48,424 kilowatt-hours
Iceland
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours
Niue
Median
2,647 kilowatt-hours
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
5,717
What the numbers show
Electricity demand per person is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 48,424 kilowatt-hours in Iceland; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,647 kilowatt-hours, and the mean is 4,156 kilowatt-hours.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 434.3%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 67.8%).
Electricity demand per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 48,424 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 24,490 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 3 | Bahrain | 23,920 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 18,402 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 18,030 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 16,090 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 16,053 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | Bhutan | 15,742 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 434.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 15,610 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 13,385 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 11 | United States | 13,061 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 12,866 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 13 | Taiwan | 12,478 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 14 | South Korea | 12,090 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 15 | Brunei | 12,016 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | Guam | 11,085 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 17 | Greenland | 10,740 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 10,661 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 10,615 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 20 | Singapore | 10,295 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 22 | Oman | 9,617 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 23 | Cayman Islands | 9,533 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 24 | Bermuda | 9,434 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 25 | Aruba | 9,253 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Faroe Islands | 8,952 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8,761 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Macao | 8,719 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 8,366 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 8,322 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 8,252 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 32 | Russia | 8,168 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 7,954 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | United States Virgin Islands | 7,934 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 35 | China | 7,460 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 7,361 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 37 | Switzerland | 7,262 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 38 | France | 7,152 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 40 | Estonia | 6,948 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 41 | Montenegro | 6,859 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 6,775 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 6,759 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 6,601 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | Hong Kong | 6,583 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 6,413 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,334 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 6,265 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 49 | Germany | 6,188 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 6,050 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 5,805 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 53 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,799 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 5,744 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 55 | Bahamas | 5,607 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 56 | Serbia | 5,591 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 57 | Gibraltar | 5,591 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 5,590 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 59 | Malaysia | 5,556 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 5,440 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 5,268 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 5,210 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 5,077 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 5,054 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,908 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 4,886 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 67 | Seychelles | 4,830 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 68 | Libya | 4,686 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 69 | United Kingdom | 4,621 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 4,604 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,599 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Poland | 4,570 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 73 | Chile | 4,456 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 76 | British Virgin Islands | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 77 | Uruguay | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 4,353 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 4,312 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 80 | Iran | 4,281 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 81 | Paraguay | 4,228 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 82 | Nauru | 4,178 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 4,057 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 84 | Turkey | 4,014 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,945 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 86 | Barbados | 3,930 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 87 | Georgia | 3,862 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 88 | American Samoa | 3,847 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 89 | South Africa | 3,658 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 90 | Brazil | 3,581 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 91 | Argentina | 3,543 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 92 | Mongolia | 3,528 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 93 | Reunion | 3,509 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 94 | Iraq | 3,406 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 95 | French Guiana | 3,230 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 3,204 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 97 | Thailand | 3,143 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 3,106 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 99 | Vietnam | 3,087 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 2,943 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cook Islands | 2,909 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 102 | Romania | 2,876 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 103 | Falkland Islands | 2,859 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 104 | Venezuela | 2,821 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 105 | Armenia | 2,757 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 106 | Suriname | 2,743 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 107 | Ukraine | 2,719 kilowatt-hours | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 108 | Mexico | 2,703 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritius | 2,683 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,647 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 2,613 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 2,555 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 2,419 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 2,416 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 115 | Montserrat | 2,266 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 116 | Dominica | 2,255 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 2,225 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 118 | Egypt | 2,064 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 119 | Moldova | 2,059 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 120 | Jordan | 2,054 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 121 | Grenada | 2,047 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 122 | Belize | 2,038 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 123 | Tunisia | 2,016 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 124 | Laos | 2,009 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Algeria | 2,005 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 126 | Ecuador | 2,003 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 1,969 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 128 | Saint Helena | 1,881 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 129 | Botswana | 1,852 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 1,805 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 131 | Cuba | 1,770 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 132 | Peru | 1,749 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 133 | Jamaica | 1,733 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 134 | Colombia | 1,715 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 135 | Guyana | 1,660 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 136 | Maldives | 1,610 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,491 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 138 | Palestine | 1,454 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 139 | India | 1,423 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 140 | Namibia | 1,333 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 1,328 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 142 | Indonesia | 1,314 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 143 | Morocco | 1,255 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 144 | Cambodia | 1,254 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 1,252 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 146 | Fiji | 1,238 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 147 | Honduras | 1,167 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 148 | Bolivia | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 149 | Philippines | 1,054 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 150 | North Korea | 1,023 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 990.71 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 152 | El Salvador | 985 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 153 | Syria | 984.08 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 154 | Lebanon | 919.74 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 155 | Guatemala | 888.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 849.52 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 787.31 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 783.67 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 159 | Zambia | 778.8 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 160 | Pakistan | 766.05 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 742.59 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 162 | Samoa | 733.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 727.41 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 164 | Djibouti | 684.51 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 671.99 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | 671.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 167 | Ghana | 634.09 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 168 | Mozambique | 476.15 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 169 | Mauritania | 458.47 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 447.22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 171 | Senegal | 439.41 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 172 | Angola | 411.5 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 173 | Myanmar | 402.2 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 389.81 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 175 | Nepal | 371.99 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 176 | East Timor | 364.12 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Cote d'Ivoire | 315.02 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 178 | Sudan | 308.63 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 297.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea | 273.13 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 341.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Kenya | 270.8 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 182 | Togo | 262.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 183 | Cameroon | 251.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 249.67 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 185 | Lesotho | 248.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 228.98 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Western Sahara | 227.87 kilowatt-hours | 2009 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 188 | Mali | 223.05 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 189 | Gambia | 184.78 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 190 | Nigeria | 165.2 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 191 | Comoros | 164.63 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 192 | Afghanistan | 159.92 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 193 | Benin | 159.72 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 158.86 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 195 | Burkina Faso | 135.46 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 134.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 197 | Tanzania | 131.71 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 198 | Yemen | 129.36 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 199 | Eritrea | 127.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 200 | Uganda | 107.37 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 201 | Liberia | 101.55 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 202 | Rwanda | 85.57 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 203 | Malawi | 83.58 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 204 | Niger | 79.53 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 205 | Madagascar | 76.02 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 206 | Haiti | 73.05 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 207 | South Sudan | 46.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 208 | Burundi | 40.58 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 209 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 27.17 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 211 | Sierra Leone | 24.3 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 212 | Somalia | 22.62 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 213 | Chad | 18.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 214 | Niue | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.