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DEFINITION:
Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 31,147.35 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 27,731.98 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Finland | 16,635.69 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 16,055.64 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Kuwait | 16,048.32 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Qatar | 15,134 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 7 | Sweden | 14,893 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 14,846.95 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Bahrain | 14,254 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Luxembourg | 13,587.47 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 11 | United States | 12,747.49 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Cayman Islands | 11,718.88 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Australia | 10,864.15 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Taiwan | 9,593.64 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 15 | New Zealand | 9,534.06 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Bermuda | 9,496.24 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Guam | 9,477.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 9,123.61 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 8,191.08 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 18 | Belgium | 8,167.64 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 19 | Singapore | 8,053.09 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Aruba | 7,903.58 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Switzerland | 7,897.63 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Brunei | 7,813.91 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Japan | 7,701.96 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 24 | New Caledonia | 7,646.11 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 7,570.41 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 25 | Austria | 7,566.72 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 26 | South Korea | 7,515.58 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Netherlands | 7,455.55 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 28 | France | 7,328.28 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 7,293.41 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 29 | Israel | 7,216.79 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 30 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7,005.4 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Russia | 6,968.56 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Jersey | 6,962.28 kWh per capita | 2004 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 6,904.51 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 33 | Slovenia | 6,863.26 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Spain | 6,818.79 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,703.53 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 36 | Virgin Islands | 6,657.57 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Germany | 6,641.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 38 | Macau | 6,529.7 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 6,405.8 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 6,365.34 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 39 | Denmark | 6,253.73 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 40 | The Bahamas | 6,222.7 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 6,142.8 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
| 41 | Ireland | 6,098.19 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 6,052.69 kWh per capita | 2001 | |||
| 42 | Czech Republic | 6,020.49 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 5,981.66 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5,895.19 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
| 44 | European Union | 5,827.59 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 45 | Hong Kong | 5,748.14 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 46 | United Kingdom | 5,689.72 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 5,592.94 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 48 | South Africa | 5,486.63 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Estonia | 5,466.65 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Greece | 5,443.53 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Faroe Islands | 5,432.73 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Cyprus | 5,424.52 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Italy | 5,417.24 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Netherlands Antilles | 5,399.76 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Gibraltar | 5,220.44 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 5,000.35 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Greenland | 4,961.43 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Bulgaria | 4,857.76 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Slovakia | 4,828.59 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 60 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 4,792.27 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 61 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4,666.96 kWh per capita | 2010 | ||
| 62 | Portugal | 4,583.36 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Malta | 4,558.57 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 4,495.17 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 4,149.84 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
| 64 | Croatia | 4,007.53 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Ukraine | 3,905.85 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 3,734.57 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
| 66 | Malaysia | 3,724.98 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 67 | Hungary | 3,690.24 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Libya | 3,672.41 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 69 | Oman | 3,544.58 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Chile | 3,518.02 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 3,386.6 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Poland | 3,356.85 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 73 | Barbados | 3,345.48 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 3,196.96 kWh per capita | 2001 | |||
| 74 | Venezuela | 3,190.19 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 75 | Anguilla | 3,160.94 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 76 | Belarus | 3,140.45 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Suriname | 3,116.08 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,072.51 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 79 | Latvia | 3,018.84 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 80 | American Samoa | 2,984.58 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2,944.77 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 81 | Seychelles | 2,839 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 82 | Turkey | 2,755.49 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 2,716.67 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
| 83 | Lithuania | 2,688.34 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 2,670.04 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
| 84 | Martinique | 2,629.32 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Romania | 2,625.69 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 2,591.93 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 86 | China | 2,584.88 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 2,560.53 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 87 | Tajikistan | 2,529.46 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 88 | Guadeloupe | 2,462.58 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Argentina | 2,461.67 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 90 | French Guiana | 2,314.4 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Jamaica | 2,282.27 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,175.03 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 93 | French Polynesia | 2,166.95 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Iran | 2,160.44 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 95 | Montserrat | 2,145.1 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 96 | Nauru | 2,131.14 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 97 | Uruguay | 2,127.16 kWh per capita | 2010 | ||
| 98 | Brazil | 2,116.72 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Thailand | 2,052.12 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Lebanon | 2,012.58 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 1,957.15 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Costa Rica | 1,921.87 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Niue | 1,869.97 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 104 | Mexico | 1,858.31 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 1,776.92 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 1,770.89 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Syria | 1,760.31 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 1,730.72 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
| 108 | Grenada | 1,730.56 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 109 | Mauritius | 1,725.18 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 110 | Jordan | 1,718.1 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,703.21 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 112 | Federated States of Micronesia | 1,653.52 kWh per capita | 2002 | ||
| 113 | Armenia | 1,607.19 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 1,591.16 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Namibia | 1,557.42 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 116 | Panama | 1,517.99 kWh per capita | 2010 | ||
| 117 | Georgia | 1,490.44 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,472.35 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 119 | Reunion | 1,465.89 kWh per capita | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Botswana | 1,458.55 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 1,402.26 kWh per capita | 2005 | |||
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 1,355.99 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 122 | Cook Islands | 1,325.52 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Iraq | 1,303.29 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Egypt | 1,295.82 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 125 | Cuba | 1,230.47 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1,189.72 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 126 | Ecuador | 1,149.34 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 127 | Mongolia | 1,137.48 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 128 | Tunisia | 1,136.41 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Dominica | 1,092.06 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 130 | Swaziland | 1,059.07 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,052.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1,038.1 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 132 | Moldova | 1,011.46 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 133 | Albania | 1,001.8 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 134 | Gabon | 993.9 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 135 | Peru | 992.77 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Saint Helena | 991.74 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 137 | Fiji | 939.4 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 138 | Paraguay | 899.67 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 884.56 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 140 | Colombia | 869.54 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 141 | Guyana | 867.25 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 142 | Algeria | 850.2 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 143 | North Korea | 800.71 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Mayotte | 773.33 kWh per capita | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Zambia | 770.03 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 146 | Belize | 674.29 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 147 | El Salvador | 637.01 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 148 | Morocco | 615.57 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 149 | Maldives | 604.49 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 150 | Vietnam | 602.26 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 151 | Honduras | 575.53 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 152 | Guatemala | 559 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 153 | Philippines | 556.1 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 154 | Cape Verde | 548.85 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 155 | Djibouti | 524.6 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 156 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 513.2 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 157 | Indonesia | 508.32 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 158 | India | 502.71 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 159 | Mozambique | 486 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 160 | Samoa | 473.25 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 462.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 162 | Nicaragua | 452.66 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 163 | Bolivia | 447.43 kWh per capita | 2010 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 441.68 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
| 164 | Pakistan | 438.26 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 165 | Sri Lanka | 398.37 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Laos | 357.93 kWh per capita | 2010 | ||
| 167 | Tonga | 342.03 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 322.9 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
| 168 | Western Sahara | 306.58 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 169 | Ghana | 301.16 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 269.82 kWh per capita | 2006 | |||
| 170 | Cameroon | 265.83 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 171 | Angola | 258.73 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 251.89 kWh per capita | 2007 | |||
| 172 | Lesotho | 243.22 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 173 | Bhutan | 227.16 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 174 | Yemen | 185.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 175 | Vanuatu | 184.27 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 176 | Cote d'Ivoire | 179.37 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 177 | Bangladesh | 148.05 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 178 | Nigeria | 142.26 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 179 | Kenya | 128.13 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Congo, Republic of the | 123.93 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 123.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 182 | Kiribati | 120.76 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 183 | Mauritania | 118.1 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 184 | Malawi | 115.56 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 185 | Togo | 112.25 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 186 | Senegal | 110.53 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 187 | Liberia | 101.85 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 188 | Burma | 92.94 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 189 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 91.21 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 190 | Cambodia | 90.88 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 191 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88.54 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 192 | The Gambia | 88.13 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 193 | Sudan | 87.31 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 194 | Tanzania | 80.79 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 195 | Guinea | 79.47 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 196 | Nepal | 77.61 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 197 | Benin | 73.9 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 198 | Uganda | 68.33 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 199 | Madagascar | 49.95 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.24 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 201 | Eritrea | 46.47 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 202 | Niger | 45.72 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.05 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 204 | Ethiopia | 40.91 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 205 | Mali | 39.93 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 206 | Burkina Faso | 39.7 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 207 | Afghanistan | 35.03 kWh per capita | 2006 | ||
| 208 | Haiti | 31.36 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 209 | Comoros | 28.76 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 210 | Somalia | 28.56 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 211 | Central African Republic | 24.49 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 212 | Rwanda | 23.38 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 213 | Burundi | 14.97 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 214 | Sierra Leone | 12.11 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 215 | Chad | 9.41 kWh per capita | 2007 | ||
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.558 kWh per capita | 2008 | ||
| 217 | Gaza Strip | 0.167 kWh per capita | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity > consumption > per capita are Christian.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity > consumption > per capita are Sparsely populated.
- Iceland has had the highest electricity > consumption > per capita since 2001.
- Norway has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > consumption > per capita since 2001.
- 112 of the top 210 countries by electricity > consumption > per capita are Hot countries.
