Per capita electricity generation by source by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Countries reporting
90
Highest
4,536 kilowatt-hours
Australia
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours
United Arab Emirates
Median
227.11 kilowatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
5,969
What the numbers show
Per capita electricity generation by source is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 4,536 kilowatt-hours in Australia; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 227.11 kilowatt-hours, and the mean is 860.15 kilowatt-hours.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 16,309.1%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 100.0%).
Per capita electricity generation by source: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 4,536 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 2 | Taiwan | 4,523 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 3 | China | 4,062 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 3,895 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 5 | South Korea | 3,765 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Serbia | 3,561 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 3,220 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 3,050 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 9 | Japan | 2,681 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,548 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 2,507 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 12 | Malaysia | 2,490 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Brunei | 2,377 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Mongolia | 2,363 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 2,289 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 2,123 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 1,699 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 18 | Laos | 1,568 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Russia | 1,524 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 20 | Vietnam | 1,469 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 1,384 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 22 | Botswana | 1,337 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 1,273 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 1,227 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 1,152 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritius | 1,054 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 1,035 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 1,030 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 29 | India | 1,007 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 948.27 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 60.6% | rising |
| 31 | Indonesia | 805.78 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 791.54 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 712.19 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 664.89 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 35 | Philippines | 618.48 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 572.02 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 568.11 kilowatt-hours | 2022 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 38 | Netherlands | 520.53 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 39 | Thailand | 468.58 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 353.28 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 41 | North Korea | 348.32 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 294.2 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 91.9% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 275.69 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 86.5% | falling |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 272.79 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 264.51 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 189.7 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 153.83 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 148.27 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 143.27 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 50 | Guatemala | 135.82 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 126.59 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,917.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Pakistan | 113.28 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 16,309.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Panama | 110.73 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 106.61 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 476.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 103.51 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 56 | Zambia | 99.93 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Singapore | 97.09 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 93.3 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 82.46 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 70.4% | rising |
| 60 | Brazil | 80.78 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 63.06 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 91.2% | falling |
| 62 | Argentina | 61.5 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 63 | Slovakia | 56.62 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 64 | Ireland | 30.14 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | 28.45 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 66 | France | 26.11 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Myanmar | 22.02 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 19.21 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Eswatini | 16.09 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 15.64 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 330.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Namibia | 13.2 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 11.92 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Iran | 7.9 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Niger | 6.29 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 75 | Honduras | 5.54 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Senegal | 5.4 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 282.4% | volatile |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 4.74 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Belarus | 2.22 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 0.7034 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 0.2892 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Sweden | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Norway | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 81 | Malta | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Tanzania | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 81 | Georgia | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Belgium | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Austria | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.