Electricity demand per capita

191 countries, 2024. Unit: MWh per person.

First in the ranking
48.42 MWh
Iceland
Median country
2.68 MWh
half above, half below
World
3.81 MWh
Ember aggregate
Range
0.02 to 48.42
Chad - Iceland

How to read it

Across 191 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Iceland (48.42 MWh) and the lowest in Chad (0.02 MWh).

The median country is at 2.68 MWh: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 2.49 MWh in 2000 to 3.87 MWh in 2025.

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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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Iceland48.42Europe
2Norway24.87Europe
3Bahrain23.92Asia
4Kuwait18.74Asia
5Qatar18.59Asia
6United Arab Emirates16.05Asia
7Bhutan15.74Asia
8Canada15.71North America
9Finland15.24Europe
10Saudi Arabia13.39Asia
11Sweden13.07Europe
12United States12.75North America
13South Korea12.09Asia
14Brunei12.02Asia
15Guam11.09Oceania
16Greenland10.75North America
17New Caledonia10.66Oceania
18Australia10.54Oceania
19Singapore10.22Asia
20Luxembourg10.04Europe
21Cayman Islands9.54North America
22Oman9.30Asia
23Aruba9.25North America
24Macao8.72Asia
25New Zealand8.44Oceania
26Russia8.24Europe
27Japan8.21Asia
28Israel7.88Asia
29Austria7.86Europe
30Belgium7.35Europe
31Switzerland7.17Europe
32France7.13Europe
33China7.05Asia
34Ireland6.88Europe
35Slovenia6.75Europe
36Estonia6.74Europe
37Hong Kong6.58Asia
38Denmark6.51Europe
39Netherlands6.48Europe
40Trinidad and Tobago6.33North America
41Puerto Rico6.17North America
42Czechia6.16Europe
43Germany6.13Europe
44Malaysia5.91Asia
45Kazakhstan5.87Asia
46Malta5.86Europe
47Turks and Caicos Islands5.80North America
48Greece5.65Europe
49Spain5.65Europe
50Bahamas5.61North America
51Serbia5.56Europe
52Portugal5.54Europe
53Bulgaria5.52Europe
54Italy5.37Europe
55Montenegro5.28Europe
56Croatia5.07Europe
57Hungary5.03Europe
58Belarus4.99Europe
59Saint Kitts and Nevis4.91North America
60Seychelles4.83Africa
61Slovakia4.83Europe
62Libya4.69Africa
63Poland4.52Europe
64Chile4.48South America
65Lithuania4.48Europe
66United Kingdom4.43Europe
67Kosovo4.33Europe
68Iran4.30Asia
69Uruguay4.29South America
70Cyprus4.25Asia
71Nauru4.19Oceania
72Bosnia and Herzegovina4.05Europe
73Latvia3.96Europe
74Antigua and Barbuda3.95North America
75Barbados3.93North America
76Türkiye3.89Asia
77North Macedonia3.85Europe
78American Samoa3.85Oceania
79South Africa3.85Africa
80Paraguay3.81South America
81Georgia3.71Asia
82Brazil3.57South America
83Argentina3.54South America
84Iraq3.41Asia
85Mongolia3.32Asia
86Thailand3.24Asia
87Turkmenistan3.20Asia
88Albania3.11Europe
89Vietnam3.04Asia
90Panama2.94North America
91Romania2.93Europe
92Venezuela2.82South America
93Suriname2.74South America
94Mexico2.71North America
95Mauritius2.68Africa
96Kyrgyzstan2.68Asia
97Azerbaijan2.57Asia
98Armenia2.57Asia
99French Polynesia2.55Oceania
100Uzbekistan2.32Asia
101Saint Lucia2.23North America
102Costa Rica2.19North America
103Dominican Republic2.10North America
104Jordan2.05Asia
105Grenada2.05North America
106Belize2.04North America
107Egypt2.03Africa
108Laos2.01Asia
109Algeria2.00Africa
110Moldova2.00Europe
111Tunisia1.95Africa
112Botswana1.85Africa
113Tajikistan1.85Asia
114Ecuador1.84South America
115Indonesia1.79Asia
116Cuba1.77North America
117Peru1.73South America
118Jamaica1.73North America
119Colombia1.68South America
120Guyana1.66South America
121Maldives1.61Asia
122Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.49North America
123Palestine1.45Asia
124India1.40Asia
125Namibia1.33Africa
126Eswatini1.33Africa
127Gabon1.25Africa
128Fiji1.24Oceania
129Morocco1.18Africa
130Honduras1.17North America
131Cambodia1.13Asia
132Bolivia1.09South America
133Philippines1.07Asia
134North Korea1.02Asia
135Cabo Verde0.99Africa
136Syria0.98Asia
137El Salvador0.98North America
138Lebanon0.92Asia
139Guatemala0.89North America
140Republic of the Congo0.85Africa
141Equatorial Guinea0.79Africa
142Nicaragua0.78North America
143Zambia0.78Africa
144Sri Lanka0.74Asia
145Samoa0.73Oceania
146Zimbabwe0.73Africa
147Djibouti0.68Africa
148Tonga0.67Oceania
149Bangladesh0.64Asia
150Ghana0.63Africa
151Pakistan0.60Asia
152Mozambique0.48Africa
153Mauritania0.46Africa
154Papua New Guinea0.45Oceania
155Senegal0.44Africa
156Angola0.41Africa
157Myanmar0.40Asia
158Nepal0.37Asia
159Côte d'Ivoire0.32Africa
160Sudan0.31Africa
161Kiribati0.30Oceania
162Guinea0.27Africa
163Kenya0.26Africa
164Cameroon0.25Africa
165Lesotho0.25Africa
166Togo0.23Africa
167Mali0.22Africa
168The Gambia0.18Africa
169Ethiopia0.18Africa
170Afghanistan0.16Asia
171Benin0.16Africa
172Democratic Republic of the Congo0.16Africa
173Nigeria0.15Africa
174Burkina Faso0.14Africa
175Solomon Islands0.13Oceania
176Tanzania0.13Africa
177Yemen0.13Asia
178Eritrea0.13Africa
179Uganda0.11Africa
180Liberia0.10Africa
181Rwanda0.09Africa
182Malawi0.08Africa
183Niger0.08Africa
184Madagascar0.08Africa
185Haiti0.07North America
186South Sudan0.05Africa
187Burundi0.04Africa
188Guinea-Bissau0.04Africa
189Sierra Leone0.02Africa
190Somalia0.02Africa
191Chad0.02Africa
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

% change · 191 countries

Largest increase

  1. Bhutan 2.95 → 15.74 +434%
  2. Guinea 0.06 → 0.27 +341%
  3. Cambodia 0.32 → 1.13 +259%
  4. Laos 0.71 → 2.01 +184%
  5. Republic of the Congo 0.35 → 0.85 +140%

Largest decrease

  1. Lebanon 2.85 → 0.92 −68%
  2. Yemen 0.25 → 0.13 −49%
  3. Malawi 0.13 → 0.08 −35%
  4. Lesotho 0.38 → 0.25 −35%
  5. Namibia 1.87 → 1.33 −29%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Electricity per capita - continent medians

MWh

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 2 4 6 8 2000 Africa: 0.12 Asia: 1.76 Europe: 5.32 North America: 2.04 South America: 1.61 Oceania: 1.3 2001 Africa: 0.12 Asia: 1.74 Europe: 5.41 North America: 2.17 South America: 1.64 Oceania: 1.33 2002 Africa: 0.15 Asia: 1.85 Europe: 5.45 North America: 2.3 South America: 1.68 Oceania: 1.41 2003 Africa: 0.15 Asia: 1.9 Europe: 5.66 North America: 2.44 South America: 1.73 Oceania: 1.44 2004 Africa: 0.16 Asia: 1.94 Europe: 5.7 North America: 2.48 South America: 1.81 Oceania: 1.56 2005 Africa: 0.16 Asia: 2.03 Europe: 5.87 North America: 2.55 South America: 1.87 Oceania: 1.49 2006 Africa: 0.16 Asia: 2.17 Europe: 5.97 North America: 2.58 South America: 1.97 Oceania: 1.5 2007 Africa: 0.16 Asia: 2.18 Europe: 6.04 North America: 2.32 South America: 2.06 Oceania: 1.49 2008 Africa: 0.18 Asia: 2.1 Europe: 6.12 North America: 2.27 South America: 2.14 Oceania: 1.46 2009 Africa: 0.19 Asia: 2.05 Europe: 5.83 North America: 2.25 South America: 2.19 Oceania: 1.46 2010 Africa: 0.21 Asia: 2.17 Europe: 5.81 North America: 2.32 South America: 2.35 Oceania: 1.48 2011 Africa: 0.24 Asia: 2.21 Europe: 5.7 North America: 2.4 South America: 2.36 Oceania: 1.46 2012 Africa: 0.27 Asia: 2.39 Europe: 5.87 North America: 2.41 South America: 2.55 Oceania: 1.44 2013 Africa: 0.28 Asia: 2.41 Europe: 5.69 North America: 2.43 South America: 2.64 Oceania: 1.43 2014 Africa: 0.3 Asia: 2.52 Europe: 5.43 North America: 2.47 South America: 2.72 Oceania: 1.73 2015 Africa: 0.32 Asia: 2.5 Europe: 5.6 North America: 2.56 South America: 2.72 Oceania: 1.73 2016 Africa: 0.32 Asia: 2.42 Europe: 5.51 North America: 2.62 South America: 2.77 Oceania: 1.73 2017 Africa: 0.32 Asia: 2.52 Europe: 5.68 North America: 2.64 South America: 2.8 Oceania: 1.79 2018 Africa: 0.33 Asia: 2.59 Europe: 5.57 North America: 2.71 South America: 2.88 Oceania: 1.81 2019 Africa: 0.33 Asia: 2.84 Europe: 5.49 North America: 2.71 South America: 2.83 Oceania: 1.86 2020 Africa: 0.34 Asia: 2.84 Europe: 5.3 North America: 2.52 South America: 2.81 Oceania: 1.77 2021 Africa: 0.34 Asia: 2.77 Europe: 5.6 North America: 2.63 South America: 2.9 Oceania: 1.76 2022 Africa: 0.33 Asia: 2.93 Europe: 5.57 North America: 2.68 South America: 2.95 Oceania: 1.85 2023 Africa: 0.27 Asia: 3.08 Europe: 5.51 North America: 2.81 South America: 2.65 Oceania: 1.89 2024 Africa: 0.27 Asia: 3.2 Europe: 5.65 North America: 2.71 South America: 2.78 Oceania: 2.55 2000 2008 2012 2016 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 0.27 MWh
Asia 3.20 MWh
Europe 5.65 MWh
North America 2.71 MWh
South America 2.78 MWh
Oceania 2.55 MWh

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