Electricity demand per capita in South America

12 countries in South America, 2024. Unit: MWh per person. World ranking →

First in the ranking
4.48 MWh
Median country
2.78 MWh
half above, half below
World
3.81 MWh
Ember aggregate
Range
1.09 to 4.48
Bolivia - Chile

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Chile (4.48 MWh) and the lowest in Bolivia (1.09 MWh).

The median country is at 2.78 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
1Chile4.48
2Uruguay4.29
3Paraguay3.81
4Brazil3.57
5Argentina3.54
6Venezuela2.82
7Suriname2.74
8Ecuador1.84
9Peru1.73
10Colombia1.68
11Guyana1.66
12Bolivia1.09
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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