Electricity generation 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
2,628 kilowatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,642
What the numbers show
Electricity generation 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 2,628 kilowatt-hours, and the mean is 4,079 kilowatt-hours.
Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 341.4%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Electricity generation 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 | 28,598 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bahrain | 23,615 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 18,402 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Qatar | 18,030 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 16,260 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 16,075 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 16,019 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 14,636 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 10 | Bhutan | 13,897 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 13,386 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 12 | United States | 13,015 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 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% | rising |
| 20 | Singapore | 10,246 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 21 | Oman | 9,617 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 22 | Cayman Islands | 9,533 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 23 | Bermuda | 9,434 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 24 | Aruba | 9,253 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 25 | Faroe Islands | 8,952 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8,761 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 8,626 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | France | 8,552 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 8,366 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 30 | Russia | 8,283 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 8,252 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 8,034 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 33 | United States Virgin Islands | 7,934 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 34 | China | 7,474 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Netherlands | 7,356 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 7,251 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 7,116 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 7,010 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 39 | Laos | 6,732 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 198.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 6,466 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,334 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 6,265 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 6,199 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Spain | 6,011 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 5,953 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 5,934 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 5,863 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 49 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,799 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 5,653 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 51 | Bahamas | 5,607 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 52 | Gibraltar | 5,591 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 5,589 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 5,548 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 55 | Serbia | 5,475 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | 5,315 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 57 | Belarus | 5,154 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 5,049 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 4,911 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,908 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 61 | Seychelles | 4,830 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 4,686 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,599 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 64 | Estonia | 4,545 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 65 | Poland | 4,543 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 4,475 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 4,456 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 4,405 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 71 | British Virgin Islands | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 72 | Cyprus | 4,312 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 73 | Iran | 4,283 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 4,203 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Nauru | 4,178 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 4,178 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 77 | Turkey | 4,036 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,945 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Barbados | 3,930 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 81 | Montenegro | 3,888 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 82 | American Samoa | 3,847 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 83 | Croatia | 3,820 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 3,760 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 85 | South Africa | 3,749 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 86 | Georgia | 3,546 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 87 | Uruguay | 3,528 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 88 | Brazil | 3,527 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 89 | Reunion | 3,509 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 90 | Latvia | 3,383 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 91 | Argentina | 3,340 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 92 | Armenia | 3,292 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 93 | Iraq | 3,252 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 94 | French Guiana | 3,230 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 95 | Lithuania | 3,141 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Vietnam | 3,051 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 2,987 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 2,974 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 99 | Cook Islands | 2,909 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 100 | Falkland Islands | 2,859 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 101 | Venezuela | 2,821 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 102 | Mongolia | 2,755 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 103 | Suriname | 2,743 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 104 | Ukraine | 2,717 kilowatt-hours | 2022 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 105 | Mexico | 2,705 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 2,702 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 107 | Mauritius | 2,683 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 108 | Romania | 2,634 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 109 | Thailand | 2,628 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 110 | French Polynesia | 2,555 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 2,486 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 2,340 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 2,287 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 114 | 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 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,163 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 119 | Egypt | 2,076 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 120 | Algeria | 2,058 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 121 | Moldova | 2,056 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 122 | Jordan | 2,049 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 123 | Grenada | 2,047 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 124 | Ecuador | 2,001 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 1,969 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 126 | Saint Helena | 1,881 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 127 | Tunisia | 1,807 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 128 | Cuba | 1,770 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 129 | Peru | 1,748 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 130 | Jamaica | 1,733 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 131 | Colombia | 1,691 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 132 | Guyana | 1,660 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 133 | Maldives | 1,610 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,491 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 135 | India | 1,422 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 136 | Botswana | 1,360 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Indonesia | 1,311 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Fiji | 1,238 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 139 | Morocco | 1,158 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 140 | Honduras | 1,153 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 141 | Belize | 1,127 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 142 | Bolivia | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 143 | Macao | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Philippines | 1,054 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 145 | Gabon | 1,024 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 146 | North Korea | 1,023 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 147 | El Salvador | 1,015 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 148 | Syria | 1,008 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 149 | Cambodia | 995.07 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 990.71 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 151 | Zambia | 925.17 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 152 | Lebanon | 919.74 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 153 | Congo | 862.15 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Guatemala | 857.86 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 787.31 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Pakistan | 764.17 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 742.59 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 158 | Samoa | 733.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 159 | Ghana | 704.96 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 160 | Tonga | 671.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 161 | Nicaragua | 653.54 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 616.79 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 588.55 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Mozambique | 571.44 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 165 | Namibia | 541.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 166 | Eswatini | 490.82 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 447.22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 168 | Senegal | 412.39 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 169 | Angola | 411.5 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 170 | Mauritania | 400.43 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 171 | Myanmar | 398.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 389.81 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 173 | Nepal | 375.37 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 174 | East Timor | 364.12 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | 337.88 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 176 | Kiribati | 297.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 177 | Sudan | 292.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 178 | Guinea | 273.13 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 341.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 249.67 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 180 | Cameroon | 249.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 246.32 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Kenya | 244.04 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 183 | Mali | 243.48 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 184 | Western Sahara | 227.87 kilowatt-hours | 2009 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 185 | Gambia | 184.78 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 186 | Palestine | 180.15 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 134.0% | rising |
| 187 | Nigeria | 174.88 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 188 | Djibouti | 171.13 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Comoros | 164.63 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 145.69 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 134.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 192 | Yemen | 129.36 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 193 | Tanzania | 128.94 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 194 | Eritrea | 127.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 195 | Uganda | 116.17 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 196 | Liberia | 101.55 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 197 | Malawi | 84.51 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 198 | Togo | 84.46 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Rwanda | 79.26 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Madagascar | 76.02 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 201 | Haiti | 73.05 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 202 | Burkina Faso | 71.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 203 | Benin | 69.83 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 204 | South Sudan | 46.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 205 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 206 | Niger | 35.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 207 | Burundi | 34.88 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 208 | Central African Republic | 27.17 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 209 | Sierra Leone | 24.3 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 210 | Afghanistan | 23.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 211 | Somalia | 22.62 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 212 | Chad | 18.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 213 | Lesotho | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 213 | Niue | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.