Electricity demand per capita in Europe

39 countries in Europe, 2024. Unit: MWh per person. World ranking →

First in the ranking
48.42 MWh
Median country
5.65 MWh
half above, half below
World
3.81 MWh
Ember aggregate
Range
2.00 to 48.42
Moldova - Iceland

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Across 39 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Iceland (48.42 MWh) and the lowest in Moldova (2.00 MWh).

The median country is at 5.65 MWh: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Electricity per capita over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Iceland48.42
2Norway24.87
3Finland15.24
4Sweden13.07
5Luxembourg10.04
6Russia8.24
7Austria7.86
8Belgium7.35
9Switzerland7.17
10France7.13
11Ireland6.88
12Slovenia6.75
13Estonia6.74
14Denmark6.51
15Netherlands6.48
16Czechia6.16
17Germany6.13
18Malta5.86
19Greece5.65
20Spain5.65
21Serbia5.56
22Portugal5.54
23Bulgaria5.52
24Italy5.37
25Montenegro5.28
26Croatia5.07
27Hungary5.03
28Belarus4.99
29Slovakia4.83
30Poland4.52
31Lithuania4.48
32United Kingdom4.43
33Kosovo4.33
34Bosnia and Herzegovina4.05
35Latvia3.96
36North Macedonia3.85
37Albania3.11
38Romania2.93
39Moldova2.00
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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