Electricity consumption - Country rankings

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Electricity consumption, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 139.77 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 8539.69 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Montserrat: 0.01 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 8539.69 1 1980 - 2022
USA 4128.18 2 1980 - 2022
India 1462.87 3 1980 - 2022
Russia 1025.54 4 1992 - 2022
Japan 939.31 5 1980 - 2022
South Korea 586.77 6 1980 - 2022
Brazil 583.18 7 1980 - 2022
Canada 553.26 8 1980 - 2022
Germany 507.25 9 1991 - 2022
France 425.99 10 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 393.21 11 1980 - 2022
Iran 315.84 12 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 312.42 13 1980 - 2022
Italy 298.32 14 1980 - 2022
Mexico 296.97 15 1980 - 2022
UK 287.13 16 1980 - 2022
Turkey 280.46 17 1980 - 2022
Taiwan 274.03 18 1980 - 2022
Vietnam 251.55 19 1980 - 2022
Australia 250 20 1980 - 2022
Spain 232.66 21 1980 - 2022
South Africa 200.56 22 1980 - 2022
Thailand 199.67 23 1980 - 2022
Malaysia 181 24 1980 - 2022
Egypt 176.72 25 1980 - 2022
UA Emirates 161.89 26 1980 - 2022
Poland 156.87 27 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 146 28 1980 - 2022
Sweden 129.93 29 1980 - 2022
Argentina 127.98 30 1980 - 2022
Norway 121.9 31 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 111.76 32 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 108.34 33 1992 - 2022
Philippines 102.83 34 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 99.69 35 1992 - 2022
Bangladesh 99.55 36 1980 - 2022
Chile 86.63 37 1980 - 2022
Colombia 80.94 38 1980 - 2022
Finland 80.08 39 1980 - 2022
Belgium 79.97 40 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 78.7 41 1980 - 2022
Algeria 77.79 42 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 67.64 43 1992 - 2022
Iraq 65.91 44 1980 - 2022
Israel 65.44 45 1980 - 2022
Austria 65.17 46 1980 - 2022
Czechia 62.08 47 1993 - 2022
Switzerland 57.19 48 1980 - 2022
Singapore 57.03 49 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 56.77 50 1980 - 2022
Qatar 51.08 51 1980 - 2022
Peru 50.87 52 1980 - 2022
Portugal 50.26 53 1980 - 2022
Romania 49.81 54 1980 - 2022
Greece 47.28 55 1980 - 2022
Hong Kong 44.68 56 1980 - 2022
Hungary 43.19 57 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 41.47 58 1980 - 2022
Oman 39.01 59 1980 - 2022
Belarus 35.52 60 1992 - 2022
Bulgaria 35.37 61 1980 - 2022
Morocco 35.28 62 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 34.52 63 1980 - 2022
Denmark 33.17 64 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 31.57 65 1980 - 2022
Ireland 30.74 66 1980 - 2022
Serbia 30.68 67 2006 - 2022
Ecuador 27.7 68 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 26.37 69 1993 - 2022
Libya 24.67 70 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 23.83 71 1992 - 2022
Jordan 19.68 72 1980 - 2022
Iceland 19.3 73 1980 - 2022
Ghana 19.14 74 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 19.09 75 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 19.06 76 1980 - 2022
North Korea 18.24 77 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 18.1 78 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 17.49 79 1980 - 2022
Croatia 17.11 80 1992 - 2022
Turkmenistan 16.98 81 1992 - 2022
Burma 15.47 82 1980 - 2022
Angola 14.99 83 1980 - 2022
Zambia 14.97 84 1980 - 2022
Sudan 14.88 85 1980 - 2022
Cuba 14.56 86 1980 - 2022
Tajikistan 14.32 87 1992 - 2022
Georgia 13.9 88 1992 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 13.47 89 1992 - 2022
Mozambique 13.09 90 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 13.08 91 1992 - 2022
Syria 12.91 92 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 12.65 93 1992 - 2022
Uruguay 11.81 94 1980 - 2022
Panama 11.61 95 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 11.39 96 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 11.25 97 1980 - 2022
Lithuania 11.23 98 1992 - 2022
Cambodia 11 99 1980 - 2022
Ethiopia 10.6 100 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 10.56 101 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 10.4 102 1980 - 2022
Bhutan 9.75 103 1980 - 2022
Kenya 9.62 104 1980 - 2022
Nepal 9.33 105 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 9.17 106 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 8.98 107 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 8.88 108 1980 - 2022
Laos 8.83 109 1980 - 2022
Honduras 8.79 110 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 8.74 111 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 8.6 112 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 7.93 113 1980 - 2022
Estonia 7.48 114 1992 - 2022
Armenia 7.39 115 1992 - 2022
Senegal 7.03 116 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 6.67 117 1980 - 2022
Albania 6.5 118 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 6.31 119 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 6.12 120 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 5.99 121 1980 - 2022
Latvia 5.98 122 1992 - 2022
North Macedonia 5.79 123 1992 - 2022
Macao 5.58 124 1980 - 2022
Moldova 5.58 125 1992 - 2022
Brunei 5.24 126 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 5.02 127 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 4.52 128 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 4.17 129 1980 - 2022
Uganda 3.97 130 1980 - 2022
Botswana 3.7 131 1980 - 2022
Mali 3.5 132 1980 - 2022
Namibia 3.43 133 1990 - 2022
Jamaica 3.37 134 1980 - 2022
Mauritius 3.29 135 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 2.96 136 2006 - 2022
Malta 2.79 137 1980 - 2022
N. Caledonia 2.67 138 1980 - 2022
Guinea 2.63 139 1980 - 2022
Gabon 2.5 140 1980 - 2022
Yemen 2.37 141 1980 - 2022
Madagascar 2.25 142 1980 - 2022
R. of Congo 2.17 143 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 2.11 144 1980 - 2022
Bahamas 2.02 145 1980 - 2022
Suriname 1.85 146 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 1.66 147 1980 - 2022
Niger 1.59 148 1980 - 2022
Togo 1.56 149 1980 - 2022
Benin 1.5 150 1980 - 2022
Swaziland 1.34 151 1980 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 1.33 152 1980 - 2022
Malawi 1.1 153 1980 - 2022
Barbados 1.02 154 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.94 155 1980 - 2022
Guyana 0.9 156 1980 - 2022
Rwanda 0.86 157 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.83 158 1980 - 2022
Maldives 0.82 159 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0.81 160 1986 - 2022
Liberia 0.62 161 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0.58 162 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0.57 163 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.52 164 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.44 165 1980 - 2022
Burundi 0.42 166 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0.42 167 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0.41 168 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.39 169 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0.36 170 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0.36 171 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.34 172 1994 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.33 173 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.32 174 1980 - 2022
Chad 0.3 175 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0.24 176 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0.22 177 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.18 178 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.16 179 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.16 180 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.14 181 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.12 182 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0.11 183 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.1 184 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.09 185 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.08 186 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0.07 187 1980 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.07 188 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0.03 189 1980 - 2022
Montserrat 0.01 190 1980 - 2022



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.

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1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Russia
5. Japan
6. South Korea
7. Brazil
8. Canada
9. Germany
10. France
11. Saudi Arabia
12. Iran
13. Indonesia
14. Italy
15. Mexico
16. UK
17. Turkey
18. Taiwan
19. Vietnam
20. Australia
21. Spain
22. South Africa
23. Thailand
24. Malaysia
25. Egypt
26. UA Emirates
27. Poland
28. Pakistan
29. Sweden
30. Argentina
31. Norway
32. Netherlands
33. Kazakhstan
34. Philippines
35. Ukraine
36. Bangladesh
37. Chile
38. Colombia
39. Finland
40. Belgium
41. Kuwait
42. Algeria
43. Uzbekistan
44. Iraq
45. Israel
46. Austria
47. Czechia
48. Switzerland
49. Singapore
50. Venezuela
51. Qatar
52. Peru
53. Portugal
54. Romania
55. Greece
56. Hong Kong
57. Hungary
58. New Zealand
59. Oman
60. Belarus
61. Bulgaria
62. Morocco
63. Bahrain
64. Denmark
65. Nigeria
66. Ireland
67. Serbia
68. Ecuador
69. Slovakia
70. Libya
71. Azerbaijan
72. Jordan
73. Iceland
74. Ghana
75. Domin. Rep.
76. Tunisia
77. North Korea
78. Puerto Rico
79. Paraguay
80. Croatia
81. Turkmenistan
82. Burma
83. Angola
84. Zambia
85. Sudan
86. Cuba
87. Tajikistan
88. Georgia
89. Kyrgyzstan
90. Mozambique
91. Slovenia
92. Syria
93. Bosnia & Herz.
94. Uruguay
95. Panama
96. Guatemala
97. DR Congo
98. Lithuania
99. Cambodia
100. Ethiopia
101. Bolivia
102. Sri Lanka
103. Bhutan
104. Kenya
105. Nepal
106. Lebanon
107. Tr.&Tobago
108. Zimbabwe
109. Laos
110. Honduras
111. Ivory Coast
112. Mongolia
113. Tanzania
114. Estonia
115. Armenia
116. Senegal
117. El Salvador
118. Albania
119. Cameroon
120. Luxembourg
121. Afghanistan
122. Latvia
123. North Macedonia
124. Macao
125. Moldova
126. Brunei
127. Cyprus
128. Papua N.G.
129. Nicaragua
130. Uganda
131. Botswana
132. Mali
133. Namibia
134. Jamaica
135. Mauritius
136. Montenegro
137. Malta
138. N. Caledonia
139. Guinea
140. Gabon
141. Yemen
142. Madagascar
143. R. of Congo
144. Burkina Faso
145. Bahamas
146. Suriname
147. Mauritania
148. Niger
149. Togo
150. Benin
151. Swaziland
152. Eq. Guinea
153. Malawi
154. Barbados
155. Fiji
156. Guyana
157. Rwanda
158. Lesotho
159. Maldives
160. Aruba
161. Liberia
162. Bermuda
163. Seychelles
164. Djibouti
165. Belize
166. Burundi
167. Haiti
168. Gambia
169. Faroe Isl.
170. Saint Lucia
171. Somalia
172. Eritrea
173. Cape Verde
174. Ant.& Barb.
175. Chad
176. Gibraltar
177. Grenada
178. Samoa
179. Dominica
180. St. Vincent & ...
181. C.A. Republic
182. Sierra Leone
183. Comoros
184. S.T.&Principe
185. Solomon Isl.
186. G.-Bissau
187. Tonga
188. Vanuatu
189. Kiribati
190. Montserrat
8539.69
4128.18
1462.87
1025.54
939.31
586.77
583.18
553.26
507.25
425.99
393.21
315.84
312.42
298.32
296.97
287.13
280.46
274.03
251.55
250.00
232.66
200.56
199.67
181.00
176.72
161.89
156.87
146.00
129.93
127.98
121.90
111.76
108.34
102.83
99.69
99.55
86.63
80.94
80.08
79.97
78.70
77.79
67.64
65.91
65.44
65.17
62.08
57.19
57.03
56.77
51.08
50.87
50.26
49.81
47.28
44.68
43.19
41.47
39.01
35.52
35.37
35.28
34.52
33.17
31.57
30.74
30.68
27.70
26.37
24.67
23.83
19.68
19.30
19.14
19.09
19.06
18.24
18.10
17.49
17.11
16.98
15.47
14.99
14.97
14.88
14.56
14.32
13.90
13.47
13.09
13.08
12.91
12.65
11.81
11.61
11.39
11.25
11.23
11.00
10.60
10.56
10.40
9.75
9.62
9.33
9.17
8.98
8.88
8.83
8.79
8.74
8.60
7.93
7.48
7.39
7.03
6.67
6.50
6.31
6.12
5.99
5.98
5.79
5.58
5.58
5.24
5.02
4.52
4.17
3.97
3.70
3.50
3.43
3.37
3.29
2.96
2.79
2.67
2.63
2.50
2.37
2.25
2.17
2.11
2.02
1.85
1.66
1.59
1.56
1.50
1.34
1.33
1.10
1.02
0.94
0.90
0.86
0.83
0.82
0.81
0.62
0.58
0.57
0.52
0.44
0.42
0.42
0.41
0.39
0.36
0.36
0.34
0.33
0.32
0.30
0.24
0.22
0.18
0.16
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.03
0.01
0
2134.9
4269.8
6404.8
8539.69


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