Electricity consumption percent of world total - Country rankings
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Electricity consumption percent of world total, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 1.229 percent. The highest value was in China: 33.017 percent and the lowest value was in the Maldives: 0.003 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The Global Economy
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| Countries | Electricity consumption percent of world total, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 33.017 | 1 | 1980 - 2023 |
| India | 5.57 | 2 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Japan | 3.351 | 3 | 1980 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 2.136 | 4 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.424 | 5 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 1.322 | 6 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Iran | 1.244 | 7 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 1.03 | 8 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Taiwan | 1.005 | 9 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 0.799 | 10 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 0.663 | 11 | 1980 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 0.586 | 12 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 0.54 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 0.398 | 14 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.394 | 15 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 0.374 | 16 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.281 | 17 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 0.273 | 18 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Israel | 0.237 | 19 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 0.21 | 20 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 0.193 | 21 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 0.169 | 22 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Oman | 0.151 | 23 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 0.13 | 24 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.089 | 25 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Burma | 0.088 | 26 | 1980 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 0.083 | 27 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.08 | 28 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 0.075 | 29 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 0.063 | 30 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.059 | 31 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Syria | 0.058 | 32 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 0.057 | 33 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.055 | 34 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Laos | 0.048 | 35 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 0.047 | 36 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 0.044 | 37 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 0.036 | 38 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 0.033 | 39 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 0.026 | 40 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 0.024 | 41 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Macao | 0.021 | 42 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 0.019 | 43 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 0.015 | 44 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 0.01 | 45 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 0.003 | 46 | 1980 - 2023 |
Definition: Electricity consumption as percent of world total electricity consumption.
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