Energy > Electricity production > KWh per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Electricity production (kWh). Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IcelandIceland	54,817.16	2012
2	NorwayNorway	29,244.24	2012
3	CanadaCanada	18,510.43	2012
4	KuwaitKuwait	18,387.98	2011
5	SwedenSweden	17,383.28	2012
6	QatarQatar	16,081.41	2011
7	United StatesUnited States	13,639.7	2012
8	FinlandFinland	12,997.45	2012
9	AustraliaAustralia	11,120.81	2012
10	United Arab EmiratesUAE	11,107.67	2011
11	BahrainBahrain	10,694.91	2011
12	South KoreaSouth Korea	10,567.31	2012
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	10,323.22	2012
13	New ZealandNew Zealand	9,984.44	2012
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	9,801.76	2011
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	9,518.78	2012
14	BruneiBrunei	9,163.32	2011
15	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	9,007.98	2011
16	EstoniaEstonia	8,933.88	2012
17	SingaporeSingapore	8,873.78	2011
18	ParaguayParaguay	8,766.95	2011
19	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	8,501.15	2012
20	FranceFrance	8,449.83	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	8,410.59	2011
21	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	8,260.25	2012
22	JapanJapan	8,041.58	2012
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	7,713.97	2011
23	IsraelIsrael	7,677.64	2012
24	AustriaAustria	7,618.25	2012
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	7,594.99	2011
25	SloveniaSlovenia	7,544.15	2012
26	GermanyGermany	7,460.57	2012
27	RussiaRussia	7,365.7	2011
28	OmanOman	7,231.61	2011
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	6,952.43	2011
29	BelgiumBelgium	6,935.1	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	6,868.53	2012
30	BulgariaBulgaria	6,807.4	2011
31	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	6,651.5	2011
32	European UnionEuropean Union	6,423	2011
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	6,357.64	2011
33	SpainSpain	6,350.41	2012
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	6,329.67	2011
34	NetherlandsNetherlands	6,092.19	2012
35	IrelandIreland	5,993.73	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	5,747.69	2011
36	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	5,697.19	2012
37	Hong KongHong Kong	5,519.26	2011
38	DenmarkDenmark	5,438.35	2012
39	MaltaMalta	5,265.48	2011
40	SerbiaSerbia	5,238.37	2011
41	SlovakiaSlovakia	5,231.72	2012
42	KazakhstanKazakhstan	5,229.04	2011
43	LuxembourgLuxembourg	5,159.56	2012
44	South AfricaSouth Africa	5,131.3	2011
45	GreeceGreece	5,103.2	2012
46	ItalyItaly	4,832.17	2012
47	LibyaLibya	4,524.49	2011
48	MalaysiaMalaysia	4,523.46	2011
49	CyprusCyprus	4,414.64	2011
50	PortugalPortugal	4,325.76	2012
51	MontenegroMontenegro	4,279.43	2011
52	UkraineUkraine	4,265.23	2011
53	PolandPoland	4,192.8	2012
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	4,150.43	2011
54	VenezuelaVenezuela	4,137.51	2011
55	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	3,979.87	2011
56	ChileChile	3,915.59	2012
57	LebanonLebanon	3,733.92	2011
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	3,522.88	2011
58	ChinaChina	3,508.38	2011
59	HungaryHungary	3,460.26	2012
60	BelarusBelarus	3,398.29	2011
61	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	3,372.06	2011
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	3,344.76	2011
62	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	3,268.23	2011
63	KosovoKosovo	3,239.05	2011
64	TurkeyTurkey	3,236.57	2012
65	ArgentinaArgentina	3,180.92	2011
66	IranIran	3,178.09	2011
67	UruguayUruguay	3,057.2	2011
68	LatviaLatvia	2,960.86	2011
69	RomaniaRomania	2,899.2	2011
70	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	2,748.7	2011
71	BrazilBrazil	2,700.17	2011
72	ArmeniaArmenia	2,507.66	2011
73	CroatiaCroatia	2,500.12	2011
74	MexicoMexico	2,449.48	2012
75	JordanJordan	2,369.68	2011
76	ThailandThailand	2,342.96	2011
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	2,305.13	2011
77	GeorgiaGeorgia	2,273.72	2011
78	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	2,212.34	2011
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	2,151.94	2011
79	PanamaPanama	2,100.64	2011
80	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2,075.49	2011
81	TajikistanTajikistan	2,075.41	2011
82	EgyptEgypt	1,972.3	2011
83	JamaicaJamaica	1,899.5	2011
84	SyriaSyria	1,870.49	2011
85	UzbekistanUzbekistan	1,785.88	2011
86	MongoliaMongolia	1,725.72	2011
87	IraqIraq	1,707.81	2011
88	MoldovaMoldova	1,624.92	2011
89	CubaCuba	1,574.58	2011
90	TunisiaTunisia	1,511.18	2011
91	LithuaniaLithuania	1,401.24	2011
92	AlgeriaAlgeria	1,356.46	2011
93	EcuadorEcuador	1,329.22	2011
94	PeruPeru	1,324.44	2011
95	AlbaniaAlbania	1,318.69	2011
96	ColombiaColombia	1,313.16	2011
97	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	1,278.63	2011
98	VietnamVietnam	1,129.09	2011
99	GabonGabon	1,109.76	2011
100	El SalvadorEl Salvador	927.87	2011
101	HondurasHonduras	916.33	2011
102	North KoreaNorth Korea	878.15	2011
103	IndiaIndia	861.75	2011
104	ZambiaZambia	840.12	2011
105	MoroccoMorocco	775.81	2011
106	IndonesiaIndonesia	748.08	2011
107	PhilippinesPhilippines	727.76	2011
108	BoliviaBolivia	699.5	2011
109	MozambiqueMozambique	684.66	2011
110	ZimbabweZimbabwe	668.1	2011
111	NicaraguaNicaragua	647.74	2011
112	NamibiaNamibia	644.84	2011
113	Sri LankaSri Lanka	558.05	2011
114	GuatemalaGuatemala	553.9	2011
115	PakistanPakistan	540.73	2011
116	GhanaGhana	451.24	2011
117	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	314.54	2011
118	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	306.01	2011
119	BangladeshBangladesh	288.24	2011
120	CameroonCameroon	283.41	2011
121	AngolaAngola	280.02	2011
122	YemenYemen	266.3	2011
123	SudanSudan	236.06	2011
124	SenegalSenegal	226.09	2011
125	BotswanaBotswana	187.25	2011
126	KenyaKenya	186.76	2011
127	NigeriaNigeria	164.65	2011
128	BurmaBurma	139.96	2011
129	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	123.29	2011
130	NepalNepal	121.96	2011
131	TanzaniaTanzania	114.38	2011
132	CambodiaCambodia	72.09	2011
133	HaitiHaiti	71.56	2011
134	EthiopiaEthiopia	57.73	2011
135	EritreaEritrea	56.8	2011
136	TogoTogo	21.48	2011
137	BeninBenin	15.75	2011

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