Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
23,615 kilowatt-hours
Bahrain
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours
Lesotho
Median
2,634 kilowatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920β2025
Data points
6,561
What the numbers show
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 23,615 kilowatt-hours in Bahrain; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,634 kilowatt-hours, and the mean is 3,774 kilowatt-hours.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 341.4%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 23,615 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 2 | Kuwait | 18,402 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 3 | Qatar | 18,030 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 16,260 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 16,075 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 16,019 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 14,636 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 8 | Bhutan | 13,897 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 13,386 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 13,015 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 11 | Taiwan | 12,478 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 12,090 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 13 | Brunei | 12,016 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 14 | Guam | 11,085 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 15 | Greenland | 10,740 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 16 | New Caledonia | 10,661 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 10,615 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 18 | Singapore | 10,246 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 19 | Oman | 9,617 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 20 | Cayman Islands | 9,533 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 21 | Bermuda | 9,434 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 22 | Aruba | 9,253 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 23 | Faroe Islands | 8,952 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8,761 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 25 | Israel | 8,626 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 26 | France | 8,552 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 8,366 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 28 | Russia | 8,283 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 8,252 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 8,034 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 31 | United States Virgin Islands | 7,934 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 32 | China | 7,474 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | 7,356 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 7,251 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 7,116 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 7,010 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Laos | 6,732 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 198.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 6,466 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,334 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 6,265 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 41 | Belgium | 6,199 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 6,011 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 43 | Germany | 5,953 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 5,934 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 5,863 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 46 | Ireland | 5,831 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,799 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 5,653 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 49 | Bahamas | 5,607 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 50 | Gibraltar | 5,591 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 5,589 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 52 | Denmark | 5,548 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 53 | Serbia | 5,475 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 5,315 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 55 | Belarus | 5,154 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 56 | Hong Kong | 5,049 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 57 | Portugal | 4,911 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,908 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 59 | Seychelles | 4,830 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 60 | Libya | 4,686 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,599 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 62 | Estonia | 4,545 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 63 | Poland | 4,543 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 64 | Italy | 4,475 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 4,456 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 66 | Guadeloupe | 4,435 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 4,405 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 68 | Martinique | 4,364 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 69 | British Virgin Islands | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 70 | Cyprus | 4,312 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 71 | Iran | 4,283 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 4,203 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Nauru | 4,178 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 74 | Hungary | 4,178 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 75 | Turkey | 4,036 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 76 | Malta | 4,015 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.4% | flat |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,945 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Barbados | 3,930 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 79 | Montenegro | 3,888 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 80 | American Samoa | 3,847 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 81 | Croatia | 3,820 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 3,760 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 83 | South Africa | 3,749 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 84 | Georgia | 3,546 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 85 | Uruguay | 3,528 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 86 | Brazil | 3,527 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 87 | Reunion | 3,509 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 88 | Latvia | 3,383 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 89 | Argentina | 3,340 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 90 | Armenia | 3,292 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 91 | Iraq | 3,252 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 92 | French Guiana | 3,230 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 93 | Lithuania | 3,141 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Vietnam | 3,051 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 2,987 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 96 | Panama | 2,974 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 97 | Cook Islands | 2,909 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 98 | Falkland Islands | 2,859 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 99 | Venezuela | 2,821 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 100 | Mongolia | 2,755 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 101 | Suriname | 2,743 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 102 | Ukraine | 2,717 kilowatt-hours | 2022 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 103 | Mexico | 2,705 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 2,702 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 105 | Mauritius | 2,683 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 106 | Romania | 2,634 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 107 | Thailand | 2,628 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 2,555 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 2,486 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 2,340 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 2,287 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 112 | Montserrat | 2,266 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 2,263 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Dominica | 2,255 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 2,225 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,163 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 117 | Egypt | 2,076 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 118 | Algeria | 2,058 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 119 | Moldova | 2,056 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 120 | Jordan | 2,049 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 121 | Grenada | 2,047 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 122 | Ecuador | 2,001 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 1,969 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 124 | Saint Helena | 1,881 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 125 | Tunisia | 1,807 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 126 | Cuba | 1,770 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 127 | Peru | 1,748 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 128 | Jamaica | 1,733 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 129 | Colombia | 1,691 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 130 | Guyana | 1,660 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 131 | Maldives | 1,610 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,491 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 133 | India | 1,422 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 134 | Botswana | 1,360 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Indonesia | 1,311 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | 1,238 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 137 | Morocco | 1,158 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 138 | Honduras | 1,153 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 139 | Belize | 1,127 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 140 | Bolivia | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 141 | Macao | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Philippines | 1,054 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 143 | Gabon | 1,024 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 144 | North Korea | 1,023 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 145 | El Salvador | 1,015 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 146 | Syria | 1,008 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 147 | Cambodia | 995.07 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 990.71 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 149 | Zambia | 925.17 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 150 | Lebanon | 919.74 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 151 | Congo | 862.15 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Guatemala | 857.86 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 787.31 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Pakistan | 764.17 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 742.59 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 156 | Samoa | 733.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 157 | Ghana | 704.96 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 158 | Tonga | 671.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 653.54 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 616.79 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 588.55 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Mozambique | 571.44 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 163 | Namibia | 541.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 164 | Eswatini | 490.82 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 447.22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 166 | Senegal | 412.39 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 167 | Angola | 411.5 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 168 | Mauritania | 400.43 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 169 | Myanmar | 398.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 389.81 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 171 | Nepal | 375.37 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 172 | East Timor | 364.12 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 337.88 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 174 | Kiribati | 297.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 175 | Sudan | 292.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 176 | Guinea | 273.13 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 341.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 249.67 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 178 | Cameroon | 249.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 179 | Ethiopia | 246.32 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Kenya | 244.04 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 181 | Mali | 243.48 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 182 | Western Sahara | 227.87 kilowatt-hours | 2009 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 183 | Gambia | 184.78 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 184 | Palestine | 180.15 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 134.0% | rising |
| 185 | Nigeria | 174.88 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 186 | Djibouti | 171.13 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Comoros | 164.63 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 188 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 145.69 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 134.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 190 | Yemen | 129.36 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 191 | Tanzania | 128.94 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 192 | Eritrea | 127.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 193 | Uganda | 116.17 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 194 | Liberia | 101.55 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 195 | Malawi | 84.51 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 196 | Togo | 84.46 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Rwanda | 79.26 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Madagascar | 76.02 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 199 | Haiti | 73.05 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 200 | Burkina Faso | 71.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 201 | Benin | 69.83 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 202 | South Sudan | 46.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 204 | Niger | 35.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 205 | Burundi | 34.88 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 27.17 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 207 | Sierra Leone | 24.3 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 208 | Afghanistan | 23.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 209 | Somalia | 22.62 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 210 | Chad | 18.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 211 | Lesotho | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.