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Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Energy Statistics > Electric power consumption > kWh (per capita) (1979) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Norway :
18,860.054 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Norway
# 2
Canada :
12,384.15 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Canada
# 3
Iceland :
11,827.434 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Iceland
# 4
Luxembourg :
10,962.861 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Luxembourg
# 5
Sweden :
10,693.875 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Sweden
# 6
United States :
9,700.695 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in United States
# 7
Qatar :
8,413.45 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Qatar
# 8
Finland :
7,930.115 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Finland
# 9
New Zealand :
6,180.444 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in New Zealand
# 10
Kuwait :
6,116.918 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Kuwait
# 11
Germany :
5,787.783 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Germany
# 12
Switzerland :
5,727.602 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Switzerland
# 13
Australia :
5,665.978 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Australia
# 14
Russia :
5,237.681 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Russia
# 15
United Kingdom :
4,923.349 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in United Kingdom
# 16
Belgium :
4,911.762 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Belgium
# 17
United Arab Emirates :
4,910.532 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in United Arab Emirates
# 18
Japan :
4,862.76 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Japan
# 19
Kazakhstan :
4,757.893 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Kazakhstan
# 20
Denmark :
4,541.724 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Denmark
# 21
Austria :
4,541.192 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Austria
# 22
Bahrain :
4,437.006 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Bahrain
# 23
Czech Republic :
4,418.296 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Czech Republic
# 24
Netherlands :
4,403.191 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Netherlands
# 25
France :
4,306.831 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in France
# 26
Netherlands Antilles :
4,137.009 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Netherlands Antilles
# 27
Estonia :
4,102.417 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Estonia
# 28
Slovenia :
3,956.096 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Slovenia
# 29
Slovakia :
3,775.859 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Slovakia
# 30
Bulgaria :
3,772.264 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Bulgaria
# 31
Ukraine :
3,586.774 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Ukraine
# 32
South Africa :
3,439.023 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in South Africa
# 33
Tajikistan :
3,406.894 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Tajikistan
# 34
Belarus :
3,403.485 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Belarus
# 35
Israel :
3,049.392 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Israel
# 36
Italy :
3,040.946 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Italy
# 37
Poland :
3,009.019 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Poland
# 38
Ireland :
2,940.024 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Ireland
# 39
Lithuania :
2,745.316 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Lithuania
# 40
Romania :
2,699.292 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Romania
# 41
Hungary :
2,640.213 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Hungary
# 42
Serbia and Montenegro :
2,612.634 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Serbia and Montenegro
# 43
Macedonia, Republic of :
2,571.546 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Macedonia, Republic of
# 44
Spain :
2,534.629 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Spain
# 45
Singapore :
2,528.943 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Singapore
# 46
Uzbekistan :
2,338.1 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Uzbekistan
# 47
Turkmenistan :
2,222.377 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Turkmenistan
# 48
Latvia :
2,218.917 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Latvia
# 49
Greece :
2,180.666 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Greece
# 50
Azerbaijan :
2,145.709 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Azerbaijan
# 51
Hong Kong :
2,003.164 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Hong Kong
# 52
Kyrgyzstan :
1,924.555 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Kyrgyzstan
# 53
Moldova :
1,859.502 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Moldova
# 54
Venezuela :
1,854.306 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Venezuela
# 55
Cyprus :
1,818.898 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Cyprus
# 56
Armenia :
1,766.815 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Armenia
# 57
Trinidad and Tobago :
1,742.713 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Trinidad and Tobago
# 58
Croatia :
1,726.464 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Croatia
# 59
Georgia :
1,636.912 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Georgia
# 60
Saudi Arabia :
1,628.131 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Saudi Arabia
# 61
Portugal :
1,466.515 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Portugal
# 62
Malta :
1,389.644 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Malta
# 63
Brunei :
1,279.683 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Brunei
# 64
Argentina :
1,208.154 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Argentina
# 65
Libya :
1,119.308 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Libya
# 66
Korea, North :
1,101.111 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Korea, North
# 67
Albania :
1,066.298 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Albania
# 68
Zambia :
1,008.705 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Zambia
# 69
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
939.889 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 70
Brazil :
934.366 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Brazil
# 71
Uruguay :
926.052 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Uruguay
# 72
Zimbabwe :
907.791 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Zimbabwe
# 73
Chile :
895.575 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Chile
# 74
Cuba :
886.863 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Cuba
# 75
Korea, South :
880.562 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Korea, South
# 76
Costa Rica :
874.822 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Costa Rica
# 77
Lebanon :
858.003 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Lebanon
# 78
Mexico :
843.093 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Mexico
# 79
Panama :
807.762 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Panama
# 80
Gabon :
763.768 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Gabon
# 81
Iraq :
705.303 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Iraq
# 82
Jamaica :
694.345 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Jamaica
# 83
Malaysia :
628.963 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Malaysia
# 84
Colombia :
579.907 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Colombia
# 85
Iran :
547.546 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Iran
# 86
Turkey :
482.821 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Turkey
# 87
Peru :
481.884 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Peru
# 88
Oman :
468.958 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Oman
# 89
Dominican Republic :
461.246 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Dominican Republic
# 90
Ghana :
382.501 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Ghana
# 91
Jordan :
357.26 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Jordan
# 92
Tunisia :
354.104 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Tunisia
# 93
Egypt :
342.379 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Egypt
# 94
Philippines :
339.884 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Philippines
# 95
Ecuador :
328.832 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Ecuador
# 96
Algeria :
322.211 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Algeria
# 97
Syria :
315.161 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Syria
# 98
El Salvador :
306.078 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in El Salvador
# 99
Thailand :
285.002 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Thailand
# 100
Nicaragua :
279.308 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Nicaragua
# 101
China :
267.374 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in China
# 102
Bolivia :
247.561 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Bolivia
# 103
Guatemala :
234.998 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Guatemala
# 104
Morocco :
229.75 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Morocco
# 105
Paraguay :
220.037 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Paraguay
# 106
Honduras :
212.696 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Honduras
# 107
Côte d'Ivoire :
192.103 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Côte d'Ivoire
# 108
Cameroon :
152.512 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Cameroon
# 109
India :
137.957 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in India
# 110
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
135.069 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 111
Pakistan :
131.493 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Pakistan
# 112
Sri Lanka :
100.289 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Sri Lanka
# 113
Kenya :
95.996 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Kenya
# 114
Senegal :
95.737 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Senegal
# 115
Congo, Republic of the :
74.974 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Congo, Republic of the
# 116
Togo :
74.812 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Togo
# 117
Angola :
62.166 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Angola
# 118
Nigeria :
61.863 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Nigeria
# 119
Vietnam :
53.411 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Vietnam
# 120
Yemen :
49.841 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Yemen
# 121
Sudan :
39.055 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Sudan
# 122
Haiti :
37.309 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Haiti
# 123
Indonesia :
36.933 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Indonesia
# 124
Tanzania :
36.67 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Tanzania
# 125
Mozambique :
35.729 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Mozambique
# 126
Burma :
33.37 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Burma
# 127
Benin :
25.032 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Benin
# 128
Bangladesh :
20.695 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Bangladesh
# 129
Ethiopia :
16.241 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Ethiopia
# 130
Nepal :
11.472 kWh
per capita
1979
Energy in Nepal
Weighted average:
2,319.0 kWh
per capita
DEFINITION: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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"Electric power consumption > kWh (per capita) (1979) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ene_ele_pow_con_kwh_percap-power-consumption-kwh-per-capita&date=1979
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