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DEFINITION:
Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Iceland | 51,742.71 kWh | 2009 | ||
2 | Norway | 27,012.22 kWh | 2008 | ||
3 | Finland | 16,420.75 kWh | 2008 | ||
4 | Canada | 16,281.22 kWh | 2007 | ||
5 | Kuwait | 15,738.26 kWh | 2007 | ||
6 | Sweden | 14,702.52 kWh | 2007 | ||
7 | Luxembourg | 13,593.95 kWh | 2007 | ||
8 | United States | 12,736.19 kWh | 2008 | ||
9 | Qatar | 11,913.66 kWh | 2007 | ||
10 | United Arab Emirates | 11,381.07 kWh | 2007 | ||
11 | Cayman Islands | 10,609.65 kWh | 2007 | ||
12 | Australia | 10,563.43 kWh | 2007 | ||
13 | Guam | 10,383.31 kWh | 2007 | ||
14 | Bahrain | 9,783.48 kWh | 2007 | ||
15 | Bermuda | 9,682.84 kWh | 2007 | ||
16 | New Zealand | 9,280.33 kWh | 2007 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 9,055.25 kWh | 2006 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 8,969.29 kWh | 2007 | |||
17 | South Korea | 8,173.72 kWh | 2009 | ||
18 | Belgium | 7,988.18 kWh | 2007 | ||
19 | Austria | 7,850.31 kWh | 2009 | ||
20 | Aruba | 7,809.8 kWh | 2007 | ||
21 | Brunei | 7,680.08 kWh | 2008 | ||
22 | Singapore | 7,668.31 kWh | 2008 | ||
23 | Netherlands | 7,546.09 kWh | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 7,517.46 kWh | 2006 | |||
24 | Switzerland | 7,425.27 kWh | 2009 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 7,272.18 kWh | 2006 | |||
25 | Slovenia | 7,207.05 kWh | 2009 | ||
26 | New Caledonia | 7,000.83 kWh | 2007 | ||
27 | France | 6,986.13 kWh | 2007 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 6,768.98 kWh | 2006 | |||
28 | Japan | 6,730.27 kWh | 2009 | ||
29 | Macau | 6,660.06 kWh | 2009 | ||
30 | Germany | 6,652.78 kWh | 2007 | ||
31 | Israel | 6,459.52 kWh | 2007 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 6,398.48 kWh | 2005 | |||
32 | Saudi Arabia | 6,370.67 kWh | 2007 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 6,273.51 kWh | 2006 | |||
33 | Denmark | 6,243.61 kWh | 2008 | ||
34 | Spain | 6,060.71 kWh | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 6,049.55 kWh | 2001 | |||
35 | Russia | 6,043.27 kWh | 2009 | ||
36 | Hong Kong | 6,037.75 kWh | 2009 | ||
37 | Ireland | 6,032.15 kWh | 2010 | ||
38 | Puerto Rico | 5,831.36 kWh | 2007 | ||
39 | European Union | 5,700.06 kWh | 2007 | ||
40 | United Kingdom | 5,670.09 kWh | 2007 | ||
41 | The Bahamas | 5,560.61 kWh | 2007 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 5,460.39 kWh | 2007 | |||
42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,406.71 kWh | 2007 | ||
43 | Slovakia | 5,305.81 kWh | 2009 | ||
44 | Italy | 5,305.24 kWh | 2007 | ||
45 | Estonia | 5,282.51 kWh | 2009 | ||
46 | Greece | 5,206.94 kWh | 2007 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5,187.1 kWh | 2007 | |||
47 | Czech Republic | 5,093.84 kWh | 2009 | ||
48 | Greenland | 5,070.3 kWh | 2008 | ||
49 | South Africa | 5,002.35 kWh | 2007 | ||
50 | Kazakhstan | 4,840.47 kWh | 2009 | ||
51 | Portugal | 4,598.27 kWh | 2007 | ||
52 | Malta | 4,478.67 kWh | 2007 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 4,441.44 kWh | 2006 | |||
53 | Oman | 4,420.68 kWh | 2007 | ||
54 | Hungary | 4,269.99 kWh | 2010 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 4,131.5 kWh | 2005 | |||
55 | Croatia | 4,059.54 kWh | 2008 | ||
56 | Cyprus | 4,023.16 kWh | 2007 | ||
57 | Libya | 3,834.24 kWh | 2007 | ||
58 | Bulgaria | 3,730.98 kWh | 2009 | ||
59 | Malaysia | 3,571.39 kWh | 2009 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 3,533.46 kWh | 2001 | |||
60 | Chile | 3,436.94 kWh | 2007 | ||
61 | Barbados | 3,402.02 kWh | 2007 | ||
62 | Poland | 3,391.87 kWh | 2007 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 3,383.72 kWh | 2007 | |||
63 | Azerbaijan | 3,204.64 kWh | 2007 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 3,199.17 kWh | 2001 | |||
64 | Belarus | 3,194.56 kWh | 2007 | ||
65 | Venezuela | 3,001.89 kWh | 2007 | ||
66 | Latvia | 2,997.23 kWh | 2007 | ||
67 | American Samoa | 2,971.39 kWh | 2007 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2,957.38 kWh | 2006 | |||
68 | Ukraine | 2,922.7 kWh | 2009 | ||
69 | Suriname | 2,874.03 kWh | 2007 | ||
70 | Lithuania | 2,847.48 kWh | 2007 | ||
71 | Turkey | 2,815.38 kWh | 2008 | ||
72 | Iran | 2,810.6 kWh | 2009 | ||
73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,802.69 kWh | 2009 | ||
74 | Seychelles | 2,734.23 kWh | 2007 | ||
75 | Romania | 2,714.55 kWh | 2007 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 2,698.18 kWh | 2005 | |||
76 | Turkmenistan | 2,610.99 kWh | 2009 | ||
77 | China | 2,595.39 kWh | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 2,589.26 kWh | 2006 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 2,536.58 kWh | 2007 | |||
78 | Argentina | 2,522.41 kWh | 2007 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2,455.84 kWh | 2006 | |||
79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,395.1 kWh | 2007 | ||
80 | Jamaica | 2,371.25 kWh | 2007 | ||
81 | French Polynesia | 2,321.78 kWh | 2007 | ||
82 | Lebanon | 2,305.9 kWh | 2009 | ||
83 | Tajikistan | 2,242.39 kWh | 2009 | ||
84 | Uruguay | 2,117.45 kWh | 2010 | ||
85 | Brazil | 2,116.88 kWh | 2007 | ||
86 | Albania | 2,092.23 kWh | 2009 | ||
87 | Thailand | 2,030.66 kWh | 2008 | ||
88 | Jordan | 1,837.13 kWh | 2007 | ||
89 | Costa Rica | 1,779.07 kWh | 2008 | ||
90 | Saint Lucia | 1,776.09 kWh | 2007 | ||
91 | Syria | 1,738.11 kWh | 2007 | ||
92 | Iraq | 1,723.96 kWh | 2009 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 1,720.61 kWh | 2005 | |||
93 | Mauritius | 1,712.15 kWh | 2007 | ||
94 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,708.3 kWh | 2007 | ||
95 | Maldives | 1,695.55 kWh | 2009 | ||
96 | Federated States of Micronesia | 1,669.42 kWh | 2002 | ||
97 | Armenia | 1,597.39 kWh | 2007 | ||
98 | Georgia | 1,574.43 kWh | 2008 | ||
99 | Mexico | 1,558.97 kWh | 2009 | ||
100 | Grenada | 1,503.1 kWh | 2007 | ||
101 | Uzbekistan | 1,444.14 kWh | 2009 | ||
102 | Panama | 1,405.61 kWh | 2010 | ||
103 | Egypt | 1,402.41 kWh | 2007 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1,386.53 kWh | 2005 | |||
104 | Botswana | 1,382.63 kWh | 2007 | ||
105 | Paraguay | 1,339.13 kWh | 2009 | ||
106 | Namibia | 1,327.27 kWh | 2009 | ||
107 | Dominican Republic | 1,320.85 kWh | 2007 | ||
108 | Mongolia | 1,286.94 kWh | 2009 | ||
109 | Cuba | 1,240.52 kWh | 2007 | ||
110 | Moldova | 1,221.73 kWh | 2007 | ||
111 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,212.13 kWh | 2007 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1,190.17 kWh | 2006 | |||
112 | Tunisia | 1,142.43 kWh | 2008 | ||
113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,140.81 kWh | 2007 | ||
114 | Dominica | 1,116.6 kWh | 2007 | ||
115 | Ecuador | 1,108.04 kWh | 2007 | ||
116 | Swaziland | 1,057.29 kWh | 2007 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1,046.85 kWh | 2006 | |||
117 | Fiji | 1,033.05 kWh | 2007 | ||
118 | Peru | 1,012.03 kWh | 2008 | ||
119 | Gabon | 999.04 kWh | 2007 | ||
120 | Vietnam | 984.67 kWh | 2010 | ||
121 | Honduras | 875.52 kWh | 2009 | ||
122 | Colombia | 867.22 kWh | 2007 | ||
123 | Guyana | 865.78 kWh | 2007 | ||
124 | Zimbabwe | 854.78 kWh | 2007 | ||
125 | Algeria | 807.48 kWh | 2007 | ||
126 | North Korea | 775.45 kWh | 2008 | ||
127 | El Salvador | 756.21 kWh | 2009 | ||
128 | Zambia | 729.83 kWh | 2007 | ||
129 | Belize | 693.58 kWh | 2007 | ||
130 | Morocco | 677.6 kWh | 2007 | ||
131 | Philippines | 592.04 kWh | 2009 | ||
132 | Samoa | 556.41 kWh | 2007 | ||
133 | Guatemala | 534.24 kWh | 2007 | ||
134 | Indonesia | 516.51 kWh | 2007 | ||
135 | India | 490.04 kWh | 2007 | ||
136 | Cape Verde | 480.66 kWh | 2007 | ||
137 | Bolivia | 459.31 kWh | 2010 | ||
138 | Nicaragua | 459.12 kWh | 2007 | ||
139 | Mozambique | 458.25 kWh | 2007 | ||
140 | Pakistan | 440.44 kWh | 2007 | ||
141 | Papua New Guinea | 419.37 kWh | 2007 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 417.46 kWh | 2007 | |||
142 | Sri Lanka | 416.33 kWh | 2008 | ||
143 | Tonga | 390.95 kWh | 2007 | ||
144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 389.69 kWh | 2007 | ||
145 | Laos | 348.67 kWh | 2010 | ||
146 | Djibouti | 326.03 kWh | 2007 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 311.91 kWh | 2007 | |||
147 | Ghana | 306.58 kWh | 2007 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 266.86 kWh | 2006 | |||
148 | Lesotho | 264.29 kWh | 2007 | ||
149 | Bhutan | 261.16 kWh | 2009 | ||
150 | Cameroon | 251.39 kWh | 2007 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 247.74 kWh | 2007 | |||
151 | Yemen | 195.12 kWh | 2007 | ||
152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 180.01 kWh | 2007 | ||
153 | Angola | 179.14 kWh | 2007 | ||
154 | Vanuatu | 177.54 kWh | 2007 | ||
155 | Bangladesh | 160.13 kWh | 2009 | ||
156 | Solomon Islands | 142.23 kWh | 2007 | ||
157 | Kiribati | 139.4 kWh | 2007 | ||
158 | Nigeria | 130.51 kWh | 2007 | ||
159 | Kenya | 125.42 kWh | 2008 | ||
160 | Senegal | 116.25 kWh | 2007 | ||
161 | Mauritania | 115.97 kWh | 2007 | ||
162 | Malawi | 114.63 kWh | 2007 | ||
163 | Togo | 109.69 kWh | 2007 | ||
164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 108.15 kWh | 2007 | ||
165 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 104.86 kWh | 2007 | ||
166 | Sudan | 103.5 kWh | 2007 | ||
167 | The Gambia | 97.29 kWh | 2007 | ||
168 | Cambodia | 92.53 kWh | 2007 | ||
169 | Liberia | 92.41 kWh | 2007 | ||
170 | Burma | 86.62 kWh | 2007 | ||
171 | Nepal | 86.44 kWh | 2007 | ||
172 | Guinea | 78.68 kWh | 2007 | ||
173 | Tanzania | 77.38 kWh | 2007 | ||
174 | Benin | 68.56 kWh | 2007 | ||
175 | Uganda | 67.3 kWh | 2007 | ||
176 | Madagascar | 50.15 kWh | 2007 | ||
177 | Eritrea | 43.76 kWh | 2007 | ||
178 | Niger | 41.52 kWh | 2007 | ||
179 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.73 kWh | 2007 | ||
180 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.71 kWh | 2007 | ||
181 | Burkina Faso | 39.96 kWh | 2007 | ||
182 | Ethiopia | 38.91 kWh | 2007 | ||
183 | Mali | 37.64 kWh | 2007 | ||
184 | Comoros | 32.34 kWh | 2007 | ||
185 | Somalia | 29.22 kWh | 2007 | ||
186 | Haiti | 28.7 kWh | 2007 | ||
187 | Central African Republic | 26.05 kWh | 2007 | ||
188 | Rwanda | 23.33 kWh | 2007 | ||
189 | Burundi | 15.08 kWh | 2007 | ||
190 | Sierra Leone | 13.74 kWh | 2007 | ||
191 | Chad | 8.7 kWh | 2007 | ||
192 | Afghanistan | 8.34 kWh | 2009 | ||
193 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.842 kWh | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita
- All of the top 4 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Christian.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are European.
- All of the top 4 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are High income OECD.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Cold countries'.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are NATO.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Sparsely populated.
- Iceland has had the highest electricity > consumption per capita since 2001.
- Norway has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > consumption per capita since 2001.
- 101 of the top 186 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Hot countries.