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Electricity Consumption by Country

China has the highest Electricity Consumption in 2024 (9.8T kWh), followed by United States (4.2T kWh) and India (1.8T kWh). Niue has the lowest (3M kWh).

Infrastructure & Energy212 countries · 1 metricUpdated Oct 8, 2024Original page
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Electricity Consumption, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 210 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
10.3B kWh
Middle half 1.1B kWh – 50.4B kWh
Average
135.8B kWh
210 countries
Highest
9.8T kWh
China
Lowest
3M kWh
Niue

Over time · 1980–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • China
  • United States
  • India
  • Russia
  • Japan

Data

Click a column to sort, a row to highlight that place on the charts.

210 countries · # = rank by Electricity Consumption
#
1China9.8T kWh
2United States4.2T kWh
3India1.8T kWh
4Russia1T kWh
5Japan858.6B kWh
6Brazil636.2B kWh
7Canada573.2B kWh
8South Korea557.8B kWh
9Germany490.4B kWh
10France409.7B kWh
11Saudi Arabia406B kWh
12Indonesia376.2B kWh
13Iran347.3B kWh
14Mexico343B kWh
15Turkey303.1B kWh
16Vietnam300.9B kWh
17Italy290.3B kWh
18Taiwan278B kWh
19United Kingdom274.6B kWh
20Australia256.9B kWh
21Spain233.1B kWh
22Thailand223.4B kWh
23South Africa216.8B kWh
24Malaysia180.8B kWh
25Egypt173.9B kWh
26United Arab Emirates161.2B kWh
27Poland157.8B kWh
28Norway128.8B kWh
29Pakistan128.2B kWh
30Sweden126.7B kWh
31Argentina123.2B kWh
32Kazakhstan113.2B kWh
33Philippines111.6B kWh
34Netherlands110.3B kWh
35Colombia107B kWh
36Bangladesh103.7B kWh
37Ukraine87.3B kWh
38Algeria85B kWh
39Kuwait84.5B kWh
40Chile83.2B kWh
41Finland79.5B kWh
42Belgium79B kWh
43Uzbekistan75.1B kWh
44Iraq67.1B kWh
45Israel67.1B kWh
46Czechia63.9B kWh
47Venezuela63.4B kWh
48Austria61.6B kWh
49Singapore59.1B kWh
50Switzerland56.4B kWh
51Qatar53.4B kWh
52Peru52.6B kWh
53Portugal51.2B kWh
54Greece47.9B kWh
55Romania47B kWh
56Hong Kong45.1B kWh
57Hungary45B kWh
58Oman43.2B kWh
59Belarus42.1B kWh
60New Zealand41B kWh
61Bahrain37.4B kWh
62Morocco36.9B kWh
63Denmark36.1B kWh
64Bulgaria35.4B kWh
65Serbia33.7B kWh
66Ireland33.4B kWh
67Nigeria29.9B kWh
68Ecuador27.9B kWh
69Libya27.8B kWh
70Slovakia24.5B kWh
71Azerbaijan24.5B kWh
72North Korea23.1B kWh
73Jordan21.1B kWh
74Dominican Republic21B kWh
75Turkmenistan20.8B kWh
76Myanmar20.2B kWh
77Tunisia19.9B kWh
78Cambodia19.3B kWh
79Ghana19.1B kWh
80Syria18.8B kWh
81Puerto Rico18.8B kWh
82Iceland18.5B kWh
83Croatia17.4B kWh
84Kyrgyzstan16.3B kWh
85DR Congo16.1B kWh
86Cuba15.8B kWh
87Paraguay15.7B kWh
88Tajikistan15.6B kWh
89Zambia15.5B kWh
90Sri Lanka15.2B kWh
91Guatemala14.5B kWh
92Angola13.8B kWh
93Slovenia13.5B kWh
94Mozambique13.2B kWh
95Uruguay13.2B kWh
96Georgia13B kWh
97Bolivia12.4B kWh
98Laos12.4B kWh
99Panama12.4B kWh
100Bhutan12.4B kWh
101Bosnia and Herzegovina12.1B kWh
102Sudan11.6B kWh
103Kenya11.4B kWh
104Ethiopia10.9B kWh
105Lithuania10.3B kWh
106Mongolia10.3B kWh
107Zimbabwe10.2B kWh
108Costa Rica10.1B kWh
109Nepal9.2B kWh
110Trinidad and Tobago9.1B kWh
111Honduras8.6B kWh
112Ivory Coast8.2B kWh
113Albania7.6B kWh
114Tanzania7.6B kWh
115Senegal7.2B kWh
116Estonia7.1B kWh
117Armenia7B kWh
118Palestine6.9B kWh
119Latvia6.6B kWh
120Macau6.1B kWh
121Luxembourg6.1B kWh
122Afghanistan6.1B kWh
123North Macedonia6.1B kWh
124El Salvador5.6B kWh
125Cameroon5.5B kWh
126Moldova5.5B kWh
127Cyprus5.4B kWh
128Mali5B kWh
129Brunei4.8B kWh
130Lebanon4.8B kWh
131Nicaragua4.4B kWh
132Papua New Guinea4.4B kWh
133Uganda4.2B kWh
134Republic of the Congo4.1B kWh
135Botswana4B kWh
136Jamaica3.6B kWh
137Yemen3.6B kWh
138Guinea3.6B kWh
139Namibia3.6B kWh
140Mauritius3.2B kWh
141Montenegro3.2B kWh
142New Caledonia3.1B kWh
143Malta2.9B kWh
144Burkina Faso2.9B kWh
145Gabon2.6B kWh
146Madagascar2.3B kWh
147Mauritania2.1B kWh
148Bahamas2B kWh
149Togo2B kWh
150Benin1.8B kWh
151Guam1.8B kWh
152Niger1.7B kWh
153Malawi1.6B kWh
154Suriname1.5B kWh
155Eswatini1.5B kWh
156Equatorial Guinea1.3B kWh
157Guyana1.1B kWh
158Fiji1B kWh
159Barbados1B kWh
160Rwanda998M kWh
161Maldives829M kWh
162Aruba827.1M kWh
163Haiti736.3M kWh
164Belize703.3M kWh
165Cayman Islands702M kWh
166French Polynesia676.1M kWh
167Djibouti668.3M kWh
168United States Virgin Islands627.8M kWh
169Seychelles581.6M kWh
170Greenland575.5M kWh
171South Sudan534.9M kWh
172Burundi528.9M kWh
173Lesotho479.4M kWh
174Faroe Islands464.3M kWh
175Cape Verde412.8M kWh
176Timor-Leste411.6M kWh
177Gambia407.6M kWh
178Somalia405.8M kWh
179Liberia402.7M kWh
180Eritrea400.1M kWh
181Bermuda384.3M kWh
182Saint Lucia367.9M kWh
183Antigua and Barbuda327.6M kWh
184Chad287.8M kWh
185Turks and Caicos Islands252.8M kWh
186Grenada226.4M kWh
187Gibraltar186.7M kWh
188Saint Kitts and Nevis183M kWh
189British Virgin Islands163.8M kWh
190American Samoa157.9M kWh
191Dominica145.6M kWh
192Samoa144.9M kWh
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines138.4M kWh
194Sierra Leone133.1M kWh
195Central African Republic132.1M kWh
196Comoros113.1M kWh
197Martinique93M kWh
198Solomon Islands92.1M kWh
199Guinea-Bissau80.2M kWh
200Vanuatu74.8M kWh
201Tonga67.9M kWh
202French Guiana58M kWh
203Saint Pierre and Miquelon48.7M kWh
204Sao Tome and Principe47.1M kWh
205Cook Islands39.6M kWh
206Nauru38.5M kWh
207Kiribati28.1M kWh
208Falkland Islands18.3M kWh
209Montserrat16.2M kWh
210Niue3M kWh

What correlates with Electricity Consumption (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,361 other country metrics sharing at least 126 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Electricity Consumption tend to score higher on these

  1. CO₂ EmissionsCO₂ Emissions by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 200
    Plot
  2. Total Greenhouse Gas EmissionsGreenhouse Gas Emissions by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 200
    Plot
  3. % of World GHG EmissionsGreenhouse Gas Emissions by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  4. Total GHG EmissionsDirtiest Countries in the World
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 193
    Plot
  5. % of World EmissionsCO₂ Emissions by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  6. Total Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 126
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Electricity Consumption tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 204
    Plot
  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 144
    Plot
  3. LI Users Aged 18-24LinkedIn Users by Country
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 201
    Plot
  4. Hypertension Age-Standardized Prevalence Females 30-79Hypertension Rates by Country
    r = −0.21 · weak · n = 189
    Plot
  5. GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.20 · weak · n = 148
    Plot
  6. Avg Winter TempBest Weather by Country
    r = −0.19 · weak · n = 207
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Electricity Consumption?
China has the highest Electricity Consumption in 2024, at 9.8T kWh, followed by United States (4.2T kWh) and India (1.8T kWh).
Which country has the lowest Electricity Consumption?
Niue has the lowest Electricity Consumption in 2024, at 3M kWh.
What is the median Electricity Consumption across countries?
The median is 10.3B kWh across the 210 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this electricity consumption by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Electricity - US Energy Information Administration; IndexMundi.com: Electricity - Consumption - Country Comparison.