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The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Iceland | 38,783.7 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
2 | Norway | 30,724.8 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
3 | Canada | 18,346.73 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
4 | Kuwait | 18,291.33 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
5 | Qatar | 16,655.11 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
6 | United Arab Emirates | 16,098.07 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
7 | Sweden | 15,922.78 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
8 | Finland | 14,765.24 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
9 | Bahrain | 14,465.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
10 | United States | 13,527.54 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
11 | Australia | 11,950.57 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
12 | Cayman Islands | 11,718.88 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
13 | Paraguay | 10,496.19 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
14 | New Zealand | 10,304.27 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
15 | Bermuda | 10,211.15 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
16 | Taiwan | 10,201.39 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
17 | Guam | 10,187.02 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 10,057.24 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 9,836.63 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
18 | France | 8,930.07 kWh per capita | 2005 | ||
19 | Switzerland | 8,545.72 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
20 | Singapore | 8,508.81 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
21 | Aruba | 8,498.47 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
22 | Japan | 8,490.7 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
23 | South Korea | 8,414.76 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
24 | New Caledonia | 8,222.83 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 8,147.23 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
25 | Czech Republic | 8,102.66 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
26 | Brunei | 8,047.28 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
27 | Belgium | 7,980.97 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
28 | Israel | 7,662.72 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
29 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7,532.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 7,485.56 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
30 | Spain | 7,421.39 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,291.26 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
32 | Austria | 7,233.12 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
33 | Germany | 7,217.15 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
34 | Virgin Islands | 7,159.19 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
35 | Slovenia | 7,032.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 6,849.4 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
36 | Estonia | 6,829.02 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
37 | Russia | 6,820.03 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
38 | The Bahamas | 6,706.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
39 | Denmark | 6,636.62 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
40 | Netherlands Antilles | 6,504.73 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
41 | Netherlands | 6,500.33 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
42 | Saudi Arabia | 6,488.89 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 6,398.95 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 6,372.2 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 6,346.82 kWh per capita | 2001 | |||
43 | Ireland | 6,271.47 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
44 | Luxembourg | 6,267.93 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
45 | European Union | 6,231.32 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 6,152.04 kWh per capita | 2001 | |||
46 | United Kingdom | 6,104.36 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
47 | Puerto Rico | 6,013.8 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
48 | South Africa | 6,000.3 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
49 | Bulgaria | 5,935.82 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
50 | Cyprus | 5,732.72 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
51 | Faroe Islands | 5,666.97 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
52 | Greece | 5,541.6 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
53 | Greenland | 5,390.52 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5,341.66 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
54 | Malta | 5,339.9 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
55 | Hong Kong | 5,244.68 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
56 | Gibraltar | 5,220.44 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5,159.54 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
57 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5,152.98 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
58 | Italy | 5,023.41 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
59 | Kazakhstan | 4,902.21 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
60 | Slovakia | 4,804.04 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 4,754.31 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
61 | Venezuela | 4,253.84 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
62 | Oman | 4,237.27 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
63 | Portugal | 4,212.22 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
64 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4,189.34 kWh per capita | 2004 | ||
65 | Malaysia | 4,145.64 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
66 | Ukraine | 4,124.87 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
67 | Libya | 3,972.23 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
68 | Poland | 3,876.09 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 3,867.17 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
69 | Hungary | 3,782.6 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
70 | Chile | 3,721.28 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
71 | Barbados | 3,570.08 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 3,481.24 kWh per capita | 2001 | |||
72 | Suriname | 3,409.21 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
73 | Lithuania | 3,381.4 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 3,330.79 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,303.77 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,285.18 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
76 | American Samoa | 3,208.3 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
77 | Macau | 3,181.7 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
78 | Belarus | 3,076.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
79 | Seychelles | 3,052.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
80 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,020.35 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 2,970.38 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
81 | Azerbaijan | 2,930.95 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2,909.45 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2,907.39 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
82 | Martinique | 2,828.86 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
83 | Turkey | 2,759.66 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
84 | Iran | 2,746.1 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
85 | Argentina | 2,716.99 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
86 | Uruguay | 2,658.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 2,650.31 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
87 | Guadeloupe | 2,646.59 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
88 | Jamaica | 2,634.41 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
89 | Turkmenistan | 2,620.02 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
90 | Romania | 2,614.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
91 | China | 2,594.65 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
92 | Croatia | 2,558.14 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
93 | French Guiana | 2,488.8 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
94 | Tajikistan | 2,458.81 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
95 | French Polynesia | 2,330.06 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
96 | Montserrat | 2,306.56 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
97 | Brazil | 2,301.45 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
98 | Nauru | 2,291.54 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
99 | Thailand | 2,262.83 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
100 | Mexico | 2,228.18 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
101 | Lebanon | 2,161.28 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
102 | Costa Rica | 2,099.18 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
103 | Latvia | 2,044.42 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
104 | Jordan | 2,017.12 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
105 | Niue | 2,010.72 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
106 | Grenada | 1,986.2 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 1,959.14 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
107 | Bhutan | 1,922.38 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
108 | British Virgin Islands | 1,910.67 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
109 | Saint Lucia | 1,904.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
110 | Armenia | 1,865.63 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
111 | Mauritius | 1,855.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1,835.83 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
112 | Syria | 1,808.98 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
113 | Federated States of Micronesia | 1,777.58 kWh per capita | 2002 | ||
114 | Panama | 1,767.42 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
115 | Uzbekistan | 1,756.3 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
116 | Georgia | 1,721.07 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,583.17 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
118 | Reunion | 1,575.8 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1,570.11 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
119 | Dominican Republic | 1,496.93 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
120 | Cuba | 1,489.38 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
121 | Egypt | 1,473.83 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1,464.5 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
122 | Cook Islands | 1,425.29 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
123 | Gabon | 1,219.36 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
124 | Iraq | 1,219.29 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
125 | Ecuador | 1,193.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
126 | Dominica | 1,174.26 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
127 | Colombia | 1,139.71 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,132.47 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
129 | Guyana | 1,067.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
130 | Tunisia | 1,067.07 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
131 | Saint Helena | 1,066.38 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
132 | Algeria | 1,049.4 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
133 | Peru | 1,047.6 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
134 | Mongolia | 1,042.76 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
135 | Fiji | 1,010.15 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
136 | North Korea | 958.3 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
137 | Zambia | 849.67 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
138 | Moldova | 837.17 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
139 | Albania | 803.22 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
140 | Honduras | 782.19 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
141 | Namibia | 781.48 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
142 | El Salvador | 768.27 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
143 | Mozambique | 761.04 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
144 | Belize | 725.24 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
145 | Zimbabwe | 722.11 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
146 | Vietnam | 715.67 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
147 | Guatemala | 661.92 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 651.01 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
148 | Maldives | 623.25 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
149 | Bolivia | 621.55 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
150 | Philippines | 620.46 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
151 | Cape Verde | 590.16 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
152 | India | 588.83 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
153 | Botswana | 579.45 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
154 | Nicaragua | 579 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
155 | Morocco | 575.95 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
156 | Pakistan | 566.1 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
157 | Djibouti | 564.09 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
158 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 551.83 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
159 | Indonesia | 543.13 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
160 | Samoa | 508.72 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
161 | Papua New Guinea | 497.77 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
162 | Sri Lanka | 468.6 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 459.59 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 451 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
163 | Swaziland | 405.98 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
164 | Tonga | 367.77 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
165 | Western Sahara | 329.66 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
166 | Cameroon | 310.13 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
167 | Ghana | 307.09 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
168 | Angola | 303.5 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
169 | Cote d'Ivoire | 292.84 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
170 | Laos | 284.3 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 262.55 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
171 | Yemen | 254.83 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
172 | Lesotho | 236.21 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
173 | Vanuatu | 217.01 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
174 | Nigeria | 162.33 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
175 | Bangladesh | 151.41 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
176 | Senegal | 150.14 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
177 | Kenya | 137.62 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
178 | Burma | 132.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
179 | Kiribati | 129.85 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
180 | Mauritania | 127 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
181 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 124.97 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
182 | Malawi | 124.24 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
183 | Solomon Islands | 123.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
184 | The Gambia | 118.58 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
185 | Sudan | 110.23 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
186 | Liberia | 109.51 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
187 | Congo, Republic of the | 105.25 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
188 | Tanzania | 96.13 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.2 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
190 | Nepal | 93.52 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
191 | Cambodia | 90.95 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
192 | Guinea | 85.45 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
193 | Uganda | 74.55 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
194 | Haiti | 63.49 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
195 | Eritrea | 55.23 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
196 | Madagascar | 53.73 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
197 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.8 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
198 | Ethiopia | 45.22 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
199 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.13 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
200 | Mali | 42.93 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
201 | Burkina Faso | 42.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
202 | Togo | 40.34 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
203 | Comoros | 30.92 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
204 | Somalia | 30.71 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
205 | Central African Republic | 26.32 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
206 | Afghanistan | 26.31 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
207 | Benin | 15.35 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
208 | Sierra Leone | 13.02 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
209 | Rwanda | 12.11 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
210 | Niger | 11.63 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
211 | Burundi | 10.96 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
212 | Chad | 10.12 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
213 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.7 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
214 | Gaza Strip | 0.102 kWh per capita | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity > production > per capita are Sparsely populated.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity > production > per capita are Christian.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity > production > per capita are European.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity > production > per capita are Cold countries'.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity > production > per capita are High income OECD.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity > production > per capita are NATO.
- Norway has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > production > per capita since 2001.
- 76 of the bottom 98 countries by electricity > production > per capita are Hot countries.
- Iceland has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > production > per capita since 2001.
- 4 of the top 6 countries by electricity > production > per capita are Former British Colonies'.