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Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IcelandIceland 38,783.7 kWh per capita 2007
2 NorwayNorway 30,724.8 kWh per capita 2008
3 CanadaCanada 18,346.73 kWh per capita 2007
4 KuwaitKuwait 18,291.33 kWh per capita 2007
5 QatarQatar 16,655.11 kWh per capita 2007
6 United Arab EmiratesUAE 16,098.07 kWh per capita 2007
7 SwedenSweden 15,922.78 kWh per capita 2007
8 FinlandFinland 14,765.24 kWh per capita 2008
9 BahrainBahrain 14,465.69 kWh per capita 2007
10 United StatesUnited States 13,527.54 kWh per capita 2008
11 AustraliaAustralia 11,950.57 kWh per capita 2007
12 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 11,718.88 kWh per capita 2007
13 ParaguayParaguay 10,496.19 kWh per capita 2007
14 New ZealandNew Zealand 10,304.27 kWh per capita 2007
15 BermudaBermuda 10,211.15 kWh per capita 2007
16 TaiwanTaiwan 10,201.39 kWh per capita 2006
17 GuamGuam 10,187.02 kWh per capita 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 10,057.24 kWh per capita 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 9,836.63 kWh per capita 2007
18 FranceFrance 8,930.07 kWh per capita 2005
19 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 8,545.72 kWh per capita 2007
20 SingaporeSingapore 8,508.81 kWh per capita 2008
21 ArubaAruba 8,498.47 kWh per capita 2007
22 JapanJapan 8,490.7 kWh per capita 2007
23 South KoreaSouth Korea 8,414.76 kWh per capita 2007
24 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 8,222.83 kWh per capita 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 8,147.23 kWh per capita 2007
25 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 8,102.66 kWh per capita 2007
26 BruneiBrunei 8,047.28 kWh per capita 2008
27 BelgiumBelgium 7,980.97 kWh per capita 2007
28 IsraelIsrael 7,662.72 kWh per capita 2008
29 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 7,532.69 kWh per capita 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 7,485.56 kWh per capita 2007
30 SpainSpain 7,421.39 kWh per capita 2008
31 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7,291.26 kWh per capita 2007
32 AustriaAustria 7,233.12 kWh per capita 2007
33 GermanyGermany 7,217.15 kWh per capita 2007
34 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 7,159.19 kWh per capita 2007
35 SloveniaSlovenia 7,032.49 kWh per capita 2007
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 6,849.4 kWh per capita 2007
36 EstoniaEstonia 6,829.02 kWh per capita 2006
37 RussiaRussia 6,820.03 kWh per capita 2007
38 The BahamasThe Bahamas 6,706.91 kWh per capita 2007
39 DenmarkDenmark 6,636.62 kWh per capita 2008
40 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 6,504.73 kWh per capita 2006
41 NetherlandsNetherlands 6,500.33 kWh per capita 2008
42 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 6,488.89 kWh per capita 2007
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 6,398.95 kWh per capita 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 6,372.2 kWh per capita 2007
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 6,346.82 kWh per capita 2001
43 IrelandIreland 6,271.47 kWh per capita 2007
44 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6,267.93 kWh per capita 2007
45 European UnionEuropean Union 6,231.32 kWh per capita 2007
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6,152.04 kWh per capita 2001
46 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6,104.36 kWh per capita 2007
47 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 6,013.8 kWh per capita 2007
48 South AfricaSouth Africa 6,000.3 kWh per capita 2007
49 BulgariaBulgaria 5,935.82 kWh per capita 2006
50 CyprusCyprus 5,732.72 kWh per capita 2007
51 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 5,666.97 kWh per capita 2008
52 GreeceGreece 5,541.6 kWh per capita 2007
53 GreenlandGreenland 5,390.52 kWh per capita 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5,341.66 kWh per capita 2007
54 MaltaMalta 5,339.9 kWh per capita 2007
55 Hong KongHong Kong 5,244.68 kWh per capita 2007
56 GibraltarGibraltar 5,220.44 kWh per capita 2007
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 5,159.54 kWh per capita 2005
57 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 5,152.98 kWh per capita 2007
58 ItalyItaly 5,023.41 kWh per capita 2007
59 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4,902.21 kWh per capita 2007
60 SlovakiaSlovakia 4,804.04 kWh per capita 2007
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 4,754.31 kWh per capita 2005
61 VenezuelaVenezuela 4,253.84 kWh per capita 2007
62 OmanOman 4,237.27 kWh per capita 2007
63 PortugalPortugal 4,212.22 kWh per capita 2007
64 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 4,189.34 kWh per capita 2004
65 MalaysiaMalaysia 4,145.64 kWh per capita 2007
66 UkraineUkraine 4,124.87 kWh per capita 2006
67 LibyaLibya 3,972.23 kWh per capita 2007
68 PolandPoland 3,876.09 kWh per capita 2007
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 3,867.17 kWh per capita 2007
69 HungaryHungary 3,782.6 kWh per capita 2007
70 ChileChile 3,721.28 kWh per capita 2007
71 BarbadosBarbados 3,570.08 kWh per capita 2007
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 3,481.24 kWh per capita 2001
72 SurinameSuriname 3,409.21 kWh per capita 2007
73 LithuaniaLithuania 3,381.4 kWh per capita 2007
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3,330.79 kWh per capita 2007
74 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 3,303.77 kWh per capita 2007
75 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3,285.18 kWh per capita 2006
76 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 3,208.3 kWh per capita 2007
77 MacauMacau 3,181.7 kWh per capita 2007
78 BelarusBelarus 3,076.69 kWh per capita 2007
79 SeychellesSeychelles 3,052.69 kWh per capita 2007
80 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3,020.35 kWh per capita 2007
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2,970.38 kWh per capita 2005
81 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2,930.95 kWh per capita 2007
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2,909.45 kWh per capita 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2,907.39 kWh per capita 2007
82 MartiniqueMartinique 2,828.86 kWh per capita 2003
83 TurkeyTurkey 2,759.66 kWh per capita 2008
84 IranIran 2,746.1 kWh per capita 2006
85 ArgentinaArgentina 2,716.99 kWh per capita 2007
86 UruguayUruguay 2,658.49 kWh per capita 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 2,650.31 kWh per capita 2005
87 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 2,646.59 kWh per capita 2003
88 JamaicaJamaica 2,634.41 kWh per capita 2007
89 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 2,620.02 kWh per capita 2006
90 RomaniaRomania 2,614.91 kWh per capita 2007
91 ChinaChina 2,594.65 kWh per capita 2008
92 CroatiaCroatia 2,558.14 kWh per capita 2008
93 French GuianaFrench Guiana 2,488.8 kWh per capita 2003
94 TajikistanTajikistan 2,458.81 kWh per capita 2007
95 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 2,330.06 kWh per capita 2007
96 MontserratMontserrat 2,306.56 kWh per capita 2007
97 BrazilBrazil 2,301.45 kWh per capita 2007
98 NauruNauru 2,291.54 kWh per capita 2007
99 ThailandThailand 2,262.83 kWh per capita 2008
100 MexicoMexico 2,228.18 kWh per capita 2008
101 LebanonLebanon 2,161.28 kWh per capita 2006
102 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2,099.18 kWh per capita 2008
103 LatviaLatvia 2,044.42 kWh per capita 2007
104 JordanJordan 2,017.12 kWh per capita 2007
105 NiueNiue 2,010.72 kWh per capita 2007
106 GrenadaGrenada 1,986.2 kWh per capita 2007
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 1,959.14 kWh per capita 2005
107 BhutanBhutan 1,922.38 kWh per capita 2007
108 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 1,910.67 kWh per capita 2007
109 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,904.49 kWh per capita 2007
110 ArmeniaArmenia 1,865.63 kWh per capita 2007
111 MauritiusMauritius 1,855.49 kWh per capita 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1,835.83 kWh per capita 2005
112 SyriaSyria 1,808.98 kWh per capita 2007
113 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 1,777.58 kWh per capita 2002
114 PanamaPanama 1,767.42 kWh per capita 2006
115 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1,756.3 kWh per capita 2007
116 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,721.07 kWh per capita 2008
117 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,583.17 kWh per capita 2007
118 ReunionReunion 1,575.8 kWh per capita 2003
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 1,570.11 kWh per capita 2005
119 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1,496.93 kWh per capita 2007
120 CubaCuba 1,489.38 kWh per capita 2007
121 EgyptEgypt 1,473.83 kWh per capita 2007
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1,464.5 kWh per capita 2007
122 Cook IslandsCook Islands 1,425.29 kWh per capita 2007
123 GabonGabon 1,219.36 kWh per capita 2007
124 IraqIraq 1,219.29 kWh per capita 2007
125 EcuadorEcuador 1,193.69 kWh per capita 2007
126 DominicaDominica 1,174.26 kWh per capita 2007
127 ColombiaColombia 1,139.71 kWh per capita 2007
128 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,132.47 kWh per capita 2007
129 GuyanaGuyana 1,067.49 kWh per capita 2007
130 TunisiaTunisia 1,067.07 kWh per capita 2008
131 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 1,066.38 kWh per capita 2006
132 AlgeriaAlgeria 1,049.4 kWh per capita 2007
133 PeruPeru 1,047.6 kWh per capita 2008
134 MongoliaMongolia 1,042.76 kWh per capita 2007
135 FijiFiji 1,010.15 kWh per capita 2007
136 North KoreaNorth Korea 958.3 kWh per capita 2008
137 ZambiaZambia 849.67 kWh per capita 2007
138 MoldovaMoldova 837.17 kWh per capita 2007
139 AlbaniaAlbania 803.22 kWh per capita 2007
140 HondurasHonduras 782.19 kWh per capita 2006
141 NamibiaNamibia 781.48 kWh per capita 2007
142 El SalvadorEl Salvador 768.27 kWh per capita 2007
143 MozambiqueMozambique 761.04 kWh per capita 2007
144 BelizeBelize 725.24 kWh per capita 2007
145 ZimbabweZimbabwe 722.11 kWh per capita 2007
146 VietnamVietnam 715.67 kWh per capita 2007
147 GuatemalaGuatemala 661.92 kWh per capita 2007
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 651.01 kWh per capita 2007
148 MaldivesMaldives 623.25 kWh per capita 2007
149 BoliviaBolivia 621.55 kWh per capita 2007
150 PhilippinesPhilippines 620.46 kWh per capita 2007
151 Cape VerdeCape Verde 590.16 kWh per capita 2007
152 IndiaIndia 588.83 kWh per capita 2007
153 BotswanaBotswana 579.45 kWh per capita 2007
154 NicaraguaNicaragua 579 kWh per capita 2007
155 MoroccoMorocco 575.95 kWh per capita 2008
156 PakistanPakistan 566.1 kWh per capita 2007
157 DjiboutiDjibouti 564.09 kWh per capita 2007
158 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 551.83 kWh per capita 2007
159 IndonesiaIndonesia 543.13 kWh per capita 2008
160 SamoaSamoa 508.72 kWh per capita 2007
161 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 497.77 kWh per capita 2007
162 Sri LankaSri Lanka 468.6 kWh per capita 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 459.59 kWh per capita 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 451 kWh per capita 2007
163 SwazilandSwaziland 405.98 kWh per capita 2007
164 TongaTonga 367.77 kWh per capita 2007
165 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 329.66 kWh per capita 2006
166 CameroonCameroon 310.13 kWh per capita 2007
167 GhanaGhana 307.09 kWh per capita 2007
168 AngolaAngola 303.5 kWh per capita 2007
169 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 292.84 kWh per capita 2007
170 LaosLaos 284.3 kWh per capita 2006
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 262.55 kWh per capita 2007
171 YemenYemen 254.83 kWh per capita 2007
172 LesothoLesotho 236.21 kWh per capita 2007
173 VanuatuVanuatu 217.01 kWh per capita 2007
174 NigeriaNigeria 162.33 kWh per capita 2007
175 BangladeshBangladesh 151.41 kWh per capita 2007
176 SenegalSenegal 150.14 kWh per capita 2007
177 KenyaKenya 137.62 kWh per capita 2008
178 BurmaBurma 132.69 kWh per capita 2007
179 KiribatiKiribati 129.85 kWh per capita 2007
180 MauritaniaMauritania 127 kWh per capita 2007
181 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 124.97 kWh per capita 2007
182 MalawiMalawi 124.24 kWh per capita 2007
183 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 123.49 kWh per capita 2007
184 The GambiaThe Gambia 118.58 kWh per capita 2007
185 SudanSudan 110.23 kWh per capita 2007
186 LiberiaLiberia 109.51 kWh per capita 2007
187 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 105.25 kWh per capita 2007
188 TanzaniaTanzania 96.13 kWh per capita 2007
189 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 95.2 kWh per capita 2007
190 NepalNepal 93.52 kWh per capita 2007
191 CambodiaCambodia 90.95 kWh per capita 2007
192 GuineaGuinea 85.45 kWh per capita 2007
193 UgandaUganda 74.55 kWh per capita 2007
194 HaitiHaiti 63.49 kWh per capita 2006
195 EritreaEritrea 55.23 kWh per capita 2007
196 MadagascarMadagascar 53.73 kWh per capita 2007
197 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 50.8 kWh per capita 2007
198 EthiopiaEthiopia 45.22 kWh per capita 2007
199 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 44.13 kWh per capita 2007
200 MaliMali 42.93 kWh per capita 2007
201 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 42.69 kWh per capita 2007
202 TogoTogo 40.34 kWh per capita 2007
203 ComorosComoros 30.92 kWh per capita 2007
204 SomaliaSomalia 30.71 kWh per capita 2007
205 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 26.32 kWh per capita 2007
206 AfghanistanAfghanistan 26.31 kWh per capita 2007
207 BeninBenin 15.35 kWh per capita 2007
208 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 13.02 kWh per capita 2007
209 RwandaRwanda 12.11 kWh per capita 2007
210 NigerNiger 11.63 kWh per capita 2007
211 BurundiBurundi 10.96 kWh per capita 2007
212 ChadChad 10.12 kWh per capita 2007
213 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 0.7 kWh per capita 2008
214 Gaza StripGaza Strip 0.102 kWh per capita 2005

Citation

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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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'.
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