Electricity consumption - Country rankings

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Electricity consumption, billion kilowatthours, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 190 countries was 133.23 billion kilowatthours.The highest value was in China: 7805.66 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Montserrat: 0.01 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Electricity consumption, 2021 Global rank Available data
China 7805.66 1 1980 - 2021
USA 3979.28 2 1980 - 2021
India 1442.75 3 1980 - 2021
Russia 996.44 4 1992 - 2021
Japan 913.08 5 1980 - 2021
Brazil 577.3 6 1980 - 2021
South Korea 567.67 7 1980 - 2021
Canada 554.74 8 1980 - 2021
Germany 511.66 9 1991 - 2021
France 447.45 10 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 329.01 11 1980 - 2021
Iran 301.97 12 1980 - 2021
Mexico 300.96 13 1980 - 2021
Italy 299.92 14 1980 - 2021
UK 287.32 15 1980 - 2021
Turkey 284.25 16 1980 - 2021
Indonesia 281.53 17 1980 - 2021
Taiwan 278.15 18 1980 - 2021
Australia 237.49 19 1980 - 2021
Spain 233.98 20 1980 - 2021
Vietnam 228.97 21 1980 - 2021
Thailand 202.59 22 1980 - 2021
South Africa 191.44 23 1980 - 2021
Egypt 168.32 24 1980 - 2021
Poland 158.19 25 1980 - 2021
Malaysia 150.76 26 1980 - 2021
Ukraine 134.25 27 1992 - 2021
Pakistan 132.32 28 1980 - 2021
Norway 130.84 29 1980 - 2021
Sweden 130.76 30 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 128.61 31 1980 - 2021
Argentina 126.74 32 1980 - 2021
Netherlands 113.28 33 1980 - 2021
Philippines 98.47 34 1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan 96.58 35 1992 - 2021
Finland 83.72 36 1980 - 2021
Belgium 83.41 37 1980 - 2021
Chile 81.4 38 1980 - 2021
Bangladesh 77.68 39 1980 - 2021
Colombia 76.19 40 1980 - 2021
Venezuela 71.05 41 1980 - 2021
Algeria 68.66 42 1980 - 2021
Austria 68.53 43 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 64.58 44 1980 - 2021
Israel 63.36 45 1980 - 2021
Czechia 61.91 46 1993 - 2021
Uzbekistan 57.83 47 1992 - 2021
Switzerland 57.7 48 1980 - 2021
Singapore 52.91 49 1980 - 2021
Iraq 52.73 50 1980 - 2021
Greece 52.14 51 1980 - 2021
Peru 51.76 52 1980 - 2021
Romania 50.53 53 1980 - 2021
Portugal 47.74 54 1980 - 2021
Hong Kong 46.32 55 1980 - 2021
Qatar 44.62 56 1980 - 2021
Hungary 43.91 57 1980 - 2021
Belarus 40.84 58 1992 - 2021
New Zealand 40.52 59 1980 - 2021
Denmark 38.18 60 1980 - 2021
Morocco 35.39 61 1980 - 2021
Oman 32.78 62 1980 - 2021
Ireland 32.65 63 1980 - 2021
Bahrain 31.38 64 1980 - 2021
Serbia 31.09 65 2006 - 2021
Bulgaria 30.32 66 1980 - 2021
Libya 27.18 67 1980 - 2021
Ecuador 26.61 68 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 26.6 69 1980 - 2021
Slovakia 26.1 70 1993 - 2021
Azerbaijan 24.62 71 1992 - 2021
Jordan 19.69 72 1980 - 2021
Lebanon 18.86 73 1980 - 2021
Iceland 18.71 74 1980 - 2021
Ghana 18.27 75 1980 - 2021
Burma 17.31 76 1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico 17.12 77 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 16.48 78 1980 - 2021
Cuba 16.27 79 1980 - 2021
Croatia 15.93 80 1992 - 2021
Tajikistan 15.67 81 1992 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 15.43 82 1980 - 2021
Turkmenistan 15.23 83 1992 - 2021
Sri Lanka 14.86 84 1980 - 2021
Angola 14.56 85 1980 - 2021
Zambia 14.32 86 1980 - 2021
Slovenia 13.73 87 1992 - 2021
Uruguay 13.61 88 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 13.49 89 1980 - 2021
Georgia 13.4 90 1992 - 2021
Sudan 13.24 91 1980 - 2021
Guatemala 12.82 92 1980 - 2021
Syria 12.75 93 1980 - 2021
North Korea 12.11 94 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 11.82 95 1992 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 11.77 96 1992 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 11.45 97 1992 - 2021
Cambodia 10.91 98 1980 - 2021
Bolivia 9.68 99 1980 - 2021
Moldova 9.67 100 1992 - 2021
Ethiopia 9.52 101 1980 - 2021
Panama 9.49 102 1980 - 2021
Kenya 9.06 103 1980 - 2021
DR Congo 8.92 104 1980 - 2021
Estonia 8.84 105 1992 - 2021
Zimbabwe 8.34 106 1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 8.3 107 1980 - 2021
Honduras 8.16 108 1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast 7.98 109 1980 - 2021
Mongolia 7.75 110 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 7.68 111 1980 - 2021
Albania 7.42 112 1980 - 2021
Nepal 7.25 113 1980 - 2021
Tanzania 7.19 114 1980 - 2021
Latvia 6.92 115 1992 - 2021
North Macedonia 6.73 116 1992 - 2021
Luxembourg 6.5 117 1980 - 2021
El Salvador 6.42 118 1980 - 2021
Armenia 6.13 119 1992 - 2021
Cameroon 6.08 120 1980 - 2021
Laos 6.07 121 1980 - 2021
Macao 5.63 122 1980 - 2021
Afghanistan 5.53 123 1980 - 2021
Senegal 5.3 124 1980 - 2021
Nicaragua 4.93 125 1980 - 2021
Cyprus 4.66 126 1980 - 2021
Papua N.G. 4.56 127 1980 - 2021
Brunei 4.25 128 1980 - 2021
Namibia 3.43 129 1990 - 2021
Botswana 3.35 130 1980 - 2021
N. Caledonia 3.3 131 1980 - 2021
Bhutan 3.27 132 1980 - 2021
Jamaica 3.2 133 1980 - 2021
Uganda 3.07 134 1980 - 2021
Yemen 2.93 135 1980 - 2021
Montenegro 2.89 136 2006 - 2021
Mauritius 2.74 137 1980 - 2021
Mali 2.68 138 1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso 2.64 139 1980 - 2021
Malta 2.49 140 1980 - 2021
Guinea 2.48 141 1980 - 2021
Suriname 2.37 142 1980 - 2021
Gabon 2.35 143 1980 - 2021
R. of Congo 2.21 144 1980 - 2021
Bahamas 1.98 145 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 1.96 146 1980 - 2021
Mauritania 1.86 147 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 1.5 148 1980 - 2021
Niger 1.28 149 1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 1.27 150 1980 - 2021
Togo 1.24 151 1980 - 2021
Fiji 1.03 152 1980 - 2021
Barbados 1.01 153 1980 - 2021
Guyana 0.98 154 1980 - 2021
Malawi 0.96 155 1980 - 2021
Belize 0.93 156 1980 - 2021
Lesotho 0.9 157 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0.87 158 1980 - 2021
Aruba 0.77 159 1986 - 2021
Rwanda 0.69 160 1980 - 2021
Maldives 0.64 161 1980 - 2021
Seychelles 0.61 162 1980 - 2021
Bermuda 0.54 163 1980 - 2021
Benin 0.52 164 1980 - 2021
Djibouti 0.47 165 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0.42 166 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0.4 167 1994 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0.4 168 1980 - 2021
Somalia 0.39 169 1980 - 2021
Haiti 0.37 170 1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0.33 171 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.32 172 1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0.29 173 1980 - 2021
Chad 0.26 174 1980 - 2021
Gambia 0.24 175 1980 - 2021
Gibraltar 0.2 176 1980 - 2021
Grenada 0.2 177 1980 - 2021
Dominica 0.16 178 1980 - 2021
Samoa 0.16 179 1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0.15 180 1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0.14 181 1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0.13 182 1980 - 2021
Comoros 0.1 183 1980 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0.1 184 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0.09 185 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0.08 186 1980 - 2021
Tonga 0.07 187 1980 - 2021
Vanuatu 0.07 188 1980 - 2021
Kiribati 0.03 189 1980 - 2021
Montserrat 0.01 190 1980 - 2021


Definition: Total Electricity Net Consumption = total net electricity generation + electricity imports - electricity exports – electricity transmission and distribution losses.
Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units.
1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Russia
5. Japan
6. Brazil
7. South Korea
8. Canada
9. Germany
10. France
11. Saudi Arabia
12. Iran
13. Mexico
14. Italy
15. UK
16. Turkey
17. Indonesia
18. Taiwan
19. Australia
20. Spain
21. Vietnam
22. Thailand
23. South Africa
24. Egypt
25. Poland
26. Malaysia
27. Ukraine
28. Pakistan
29. Norway
30. Sweden
31. UA Emirates
32. Argentina
33. Netherlands
34. Philippines
35. Kazakhstan
36. Finland
37. Belgium
38. Chile
39. Bangladesh
40. Colombia
41. Venezuela
42. Algeria
43. Austria
44. Kuwait
45. Israel
46. Czechia
47. Uzbekistan
48. Switzerland
49. Singapore
50. Iraq
51. Greece
52. Peru
53. Romania
54. Portugal
55. Hong Kong
56. Qatar
57. Hungary
58. Belarus
59. New Zealand
60. Denmark
61. Morocco
62. Oman
63. Ireland
64. Bahrain
65. Serbia
66. Bulgaria
67. Libya
68. Ecuador
69. Nigeria
70. Slovakia
71. Azerbaijan
72. Jordan
73. Lebanon
74. Iceland
75. Ghana
76. Burma
77. Puerto Rico
78. Tunisia
79. Cuba
80. Croatia
81. Tajikistan
82. Domin. Rep.
83. Turkmenistan
84. Sri Lanka
85. Angola
86. Zambia
87. Slovenia
88. Uruguay
89. Mozambique
90. Georgia
91. Sudan
92. Guatemala
93. Syria
94. North Korea
95. Lithuania
96. Kyrgyzstan
97. Bosnia & Herz.
98. Cambodia
99. Bolivia
100. Moldova
101. Ethiopia
102. Panama
103. Kenya
104. DR Congo
105. Estonia
106. Zimbabwe
107. Tr.&Tobago
108. Honduras
109. Ivory Coast
110. Mongolia
111. Paraguay
112. Albania
113. Nepal
114. Tanzania
115. Latvia
116. North Macedonia
117. Luxembourg
118. El Salvador
119. Armenia
120. Cameroon
121. Laos
122. Macao
123. Afghanistan
124. Senegal
125. Nicaragua
126. Cyprus
127. Papua N.G.
128. Brunei
129. Namibia
130. Botswana
131. N. Caledonia
132. Bhutan
133. Jamaica
134. Uganda
135. Yemen
136. Montenegro
137. Mauritius
138. Mali
139. Burkina Faso
140. Malta
141. Guinea
142. Suriname
143. Gabon
144. R. of Congo
145. Bahamas
146. Madagascar
147. Mauritania
148. Swaziland
149. Niger
150. Eq. Guinea
151. Togo
152. Fiji
153. Barbados
154. Guyana
155. Malawi
156. Belize
157. Lesotho
158. Liberia
159. Aruba
160. Rwanda
161. Maldives
162. Seychelles
163. Bermuda
164. Benin
165. Djibouti
166. Burundi
167. Eritrea
168. Faroe Isl.
169. Somalia
170. Haiti
171. Saint Lucia
172. Cape Verde
173. Ant.& Barb.
174. Chad
175. Gambia
176. Gibraltar
177. Grenada
178. Dominica
179. Samoa
180. St. Vincent & ...
181. C.A. Republic
182. Sierra Leone
183. Comoros
184. Solomon Isl.
185. S.T.&Principe
186. G.-Bissau
187. Tonga
188. Vanuatu
189. Kiribati
190. Montserrat
7805.66
3979.28
1442.75
996.44
913.08
577.30
567.67
554.74
511.66
447.45
329.01
301.97
300.96
299.92
287.32
284.25
281.53
278.15
237.49
233.98
228.97
202.59
191.44
168.32
158.19
150.76
134.25
132.32
130.84
130.76
128.61
126.74
113.28
98.47
96.58
83.72
83.41
81.40
77.68
76.19
71.05
68.66
68.53
64.58
63.36
61.91
57.83
57.70
52.91
52.73
52.14
51.76
50.53
47.74
46.32
44.62
43.91
40.84
40.52
38.18
35.39
32.78
32.65
31.38
31.09
30.32
27.18
26.61
26.60
26.10
24.62
19.69
18.86
18.71
18.27
17.31
17.12
16.48
16.27
15.93
15.67
15.43
15.23
14.86
14.56
14.32
13.73
13.61
13.49
13.40
13.24
12.82
12.75
12.11
11.82
11.77
11.45
10.91
9.68
9.67
9.52
9.49
9.06
8.92
8.84
8.34
8.30
8.16
7.98
7.75
7.68
7.42
7.25
7.19
6.92
6.73
6.50
6.42
6.13
6.08
6.07
5.63
5.53
5.30
4.93
4.66
4.56
4.25
3.43
3.35
3.30
3.27
3.20
3.07
2.93
2.89
2.74
2.68
2.64
2.49
2.48
2.37
2.35
2.21
1.98
1.96
1.86
1.50
1.28
1.27
1.24
1.03
1.01
0.98
0.96
0.93
0.90
0.87
0.77
0.69
0.64
0.61
0.54
0.52
0.47
0.42
0.40
0.40
0.39
0.37
0.33
0.32
0.29
0.26
0.24
0.20
0.20
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.10
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.03
0.01
0
1951.4
3902.8
5854.2
7805.66
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