Electricity consumption - by country

Worldmap of all countries colored to reflect the values of Electricity consumption

Major world economies by its current Electricity consumption

Major world economies by historical values of its Electricity consumption

SummaryThe world's Electricity consumption is equal to 20,450,000,000 kWh (Thousands)
The countries with the highest Electricity consumption are China, United States, Russia, Japan, India with a Electricity consumption of (5,322,000,000), (3,886,000,000), (1,038,000,000), (859,700,000), (698,800,000) kWh (Thousands) respectively. The top 5 countries' Electricity consumption amounts to 57.72% of the world's Electricity consumption.
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List of countries by Electricity consumption
Country Name	View Data	Global Rank	Region & Regional Rank	Electricity consumption kWh (Thousands)	Year
China		1	East Asia & Pacific \| 1	5,322,000,000	31-12-2013
United States		2	North America \| 1	3,886,000,000	31-12-2010
Russia		3	Europe & Central Asia \| 1	1,038,000,000	31-12-2012
Japan		4	East Asia & Pacific \| 2	859,700,000	31-12-2012
India		5	South Asia \| 1	698,800,000	31-12-2010
Germany		6	Europe & Central Asia \| 2	582,500,000	31-12-2012
Canada		7	North America \| 2	499,900,000	31-12-2010
France		8	Europe & Central Asia \| 3	462,900,000	31-12-2012
Brazil		9	Latin America & Caribbean \| 1	455,800,000	31-12-2010
Korea		10	East Asia & Pacific \| 3	455,100,000	31-12-2011
United Kingdom		11	Europe & Central Asia \| 4	323,300,000	31-12-2013
Italy		12	Europe & Central Asia \| 5	307,200,000	31-12-2012
Spain		13	Europe & Central Asia \| 6	249,700,000	31-12-2011
South Africa		14	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 1	234,200,000	31-12-2012
Australia		15	East Asia & Pacific \| 4	213,500,000	31-12-2010
Mexico		16	Latin America & Caribbean \| 2	212,300,000	31-12-2010
Iran		17	Middle East & North Africa \| 1	199,800,000	31-12-2011
Saudi Arabia		18	Middle East & North Africa \| 2	190,900,000	31-12-2010
Ukraine		19	Europe & Central Asia \| 7	175,300,000	31-12-2012
Turkey		20	Europe & Central Asia \| 8	170,400,000	31-12-2010
Thailand		21	East Asia & Pacific \| 5	169,400,000	31-12-2012
Indonesia		22	East Asia & Pacific \| 6	158,000,000	31-12-2011
Poland		23	Europe & Central Asia \| 9	155,000,000	31-12-2010
Sweden		24	Europe & Central Asia \| 10	136,000,000	31-12-2010
Egypt		25	Middle East & North Africa \| 3	122,400,000	31-12-2010
Norway		26	Europe & Central Asia \| 11	120,900,000	31-12-2010
Netherlands		27	Europe & Central Asia \| 12	116,800,000	31-12-2013
Malaysia		28	East Asia & Pacific \| 7	112,000,000	31-12-2012
Argentina		29	Latin America & Caribbean \| 3	111,100,000	31-12-2010
Vietnam		30	East Asia & Pacific \| 8	104,000,000	31-12-2012
Kazakhstan		31	Europe & Central Asia \| 13	88,110,000	31-12-2011
United Arab Emirates		32	Middle East & North Africa \| 4	85,170,000	31-12-2010
Venezuela		33	Latin America & Caribbean \| 4	85,050,000	31-12-2011
Finland		34	Europe & Central Asia \| 14	84,830,000	31-12-2010
Belgium		35	Europe & Central Asia \| 15	84,680,000	31-12-2010
Czech Republic		36	Europe & Central Asia \| 16	70,450,000	31-12-2012
Pakistan		37	South Asia \| 2	70,100,000	31-12-2011
Austria		38	Europe & Central Asia \| 17	63,800,000	31-12-2012
Switzerland		39	Europe & Central Asia \| 18	58,970,000	31-12-2012
Philippines		40	East Asia & Pacific \| 9	56,840,000	31-12-2010
Greece		41	Europe & Central Asia \| 19	56,400,000	31-12-2010
Chile		42	Latin America & Caribbean \| 5	53,930,000	31-12-2010
Iraq		43	Middle East & North Africa \| 5	53,410,000	31-12-2013
Romania		44	Europe & Central Asia \| 20	52,360,000	31-12-2012
Portugal		45	Europe & Central Asia \| 21	50,260,000	31-12-2010
Israel		46	Middle East & North Africa \| 6	48,730,000	31-12-2010
Kuwait		47	Middle East & North Africa \| 7	46,710,000	31-12-2010
Colombia		48	Latin America & Caribbean \| 6	45,350,000	31-12-2010
Uzbekistan		49	Europe & Central Asia \| 22	44,510,000	31-12-2010
Hong Kong SAR, China		50	East Asia & Pacific \| 10	44,210,000	31-12-2013
Singapore		51	East Asia & Pacific \| 11	43,230,000	31-12-2013
New Zealand		52	East Asia & Pacific \| 12	40,760,000	31-12-2010
Bangladesh		53	South Asia \| 3	38,890,000	31-12-2010
Hungary		54	Europe & Central Asia \| 23	36,130,000	31-12-2012
Syrian Arab Republic		55	Middle East & North Africa \| 8	35,610,000	31-12-2010
Peru		56	Latin America & Caribbean \| 7	34,250,000	31-12-2011
Algeria		57	Middle East & North Africa \| 9	33,680,000	31-12-2010
Denmark		58	Europe & Central Asia \| 24	33,560,000	31-12-2010
Belarus		59	Europe & Central Asia \| 25	31,740,000	31-12-2010
Bulgaria		60	Europe & Central Asia \| 26	30,460,000	31-12-2010
Serbia		61	Europe & Central Asia \| 27	28,040,000	31-12-2013
Slovak Republic		62	Europe & Central Asia \| 28	26,270,000	31-12-2010
Ireland		63	Europe & Central Asia \| 29	26,100,000	31-12-2011
Libya		64	Middle East & North Africa \| 10	25,240,000	31-12-2010
Morocco		65	Middle East & North Africa \| 11	23,610,000	31-12-2010
Qatar		66	Middle East & North Africa \| 12	20,510,000	31-12-2010
Nigeria		67	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 2	20,380,000	31-12-2010
Azerbaijan		68	Europe & Central Asia \| 30	20,290,000	31-12-2012
Puerto Rico		69	Latin America & Caribbean \| 8	19,430,000	31-12-2010
Ecuador		70	Latin America & Caribbean \| 9	19,380,000	31-12-2010
North Korea		71	East Asia & Pacific \| 13	17,620,000	31-12-2010
Turkmenistan		72	Europe & Central Asia \| 31	17,080,000	31-12-2013
Croatia		73	Europe & Central Asia \| 32	16,700,000	31-12-2012
Iceland		74	Europe & Central Asia \| 33	16,230,000	31-12-2010
Tajikistan		75	Europe & Central Asia \| 34	16,090,000	31-12-2013
Oman		76	Middle East & North Africa \| 13	15,320,000	31-12-2010
Lebanon		77	Middle East & North Africa \| 14	14,190,000	31-12-2010
Cuba		78	Latin America & Caribbean \| 10	13,640,000	31-12-2010
Jordan		79	Middle East & North Africa \| 15	13,540,000	31-12-2011
Tunisia		80	Middle East & North Africa \| 16	13,290,000	31-12-2010
Dominican Republic		81	Latin America & Caribbean \| 11	13,110,000	31-12-2010
Bahrain		82	Middle East & North Africa \| 17	12,970,000	31-12-2011
Slovenia		83	Europe & Central Asia \| 35	12,660,000	31-12-2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina		84	Europe & Central Asia \| 36	12,620,000	31-12-2012
Zimbabwe		85	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 3	12,570,000	31-12-2010
Lithuania		86	Europe & Central Asia \| 37	10,300,000	31-12-2012
Mozambique		87	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 4	10,190,000	31-12-2012
Georgia		88	Europe & Central Asia \| 38	9,379,000	31-12-2012
Sri Lanka		89	South Asia \| 4	8,927,000	31-12-2011
Costa Rica		90	Latin America & Caribbean \| 12	8,532,000	31-12-2010
Guatemala		91	Latin America & Caribbean \| 13	8,161,000	31-12-2011
Uruguay		92	Latin America & Caribbean \| 14	7,960,000	31-12-2011
Zambia		93	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 5	7,960,000	31-12-2010
Estonia		94	Europe & Central Asia \| 39	7,948,000	31-12-2010
Trinidad and Tobago		95	Latin America & Caribbean \| 15	7,586,000	31-12-2010
Kyrgyz Republic		96	Europe & Central Asia \| 40	7,326,000	31-12-2010
Macedonia		97	Europe & Central Asia \| 41	6,989,000	31-12-2013
Bolivia		98	Latin America & Caribbean \| 16	6,944,000	31-12-2012
Paraguay		99	Latin America & Caribbean \| 17	6,778,000	31-12-2010
Latvia		100	Europe & Central Asia \| 42	6,560,000	31-12-2010
Luxembourg		101	Europe & Central Asia \| 43	6,445,000	31-12-2010
Panama		102	Latin America & Caribbean \| 18	6,209,000	31-12-2010
Dem. Rep. Congo		103	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 6	6,197,000	31-12-2010
Kenya		104	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 7	6,150,000	31-12-2010
Myanmar		105	East Asia & Pacific \| 14	6,093,000	31-12-2010
Armenia		106	Europe & Central Asia \| 44	5,800,000	31-12-2011
El Salvador		107	Latin America & Caribbean \| 19	5,756,000	31-12-2011
Sudan		108	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 8	5,665,000	31-12-2010
Yemen		109	Middle East & North Africa \| 18	5,515,000	31-12-2010
Kosovo		110	Europe & Central Asia \| 45	5,467,000	31-12-2012
Nepal		111	South Asia \| 5	5,349,000	31-12-2012
Ghana		112	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 9	5,311,000	31-12-2010
Cameroon		113	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 10	5,181,000	31-12-2010
Honduras		114	Latin America & Caribbean \| 20	4,850,000	31-12-2010
Angola		115	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 11	4,592,000	31-12-2010
Albania		116	Europe & Central Asia \| 46	4,551,000	31-12-2013
Ethiopia		117	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 12	4,451,000	31-12-2010
Cyprus		118	Europe & Central Asia \| 47	4,356,000	31-12-2012
Macao SAR, China		119	East Asia & Pacific \| 15	4,291,000	31-12-2013
Namibia		120	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 13	4,238,000	31-12-2013
Moldova		121	Europe & Central Asia \| 48	4,211,000	31-12-2012
Mongolia		122	East Asia & Pacific \| 16	3,951,000	31-12-2010
Côte d'Ivoire		123	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 14	3,865,000	31-12-2010
Tanzania		124	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 15	3,403,000	31-12-2010
Brunei		125	East Asia & Pacific \| 17	3,391,000	31-12-2011
Montenegro		126	Europe & Central Asia \| 49	3,279,000	31-12-2010
Botswana		127	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 16	3,118,000	31-12-2011
Papua New Guinea		128	East Asia & Pacific \| 18	3,116,000	31-12-2010
Jamaica		129	Latin America & Caribbean \| 21	3,066,000	31-12-2010
Nicaragua		130	Latin America & Caribbean \| 22	2,941,000	31-12-2011
Cambodia		131	East Asia & Pacific \| 19	2,573,000	31-12-2011
Afghanistan		132	South Asia \| 6	2,489,000	31-12-2010
Lao PDR		133	East Asia & Pacific \| 20	2,400,000	31-12-2012
Mauritius		134	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 17	2,358,000	31-12-2010
Senegal		135	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 18	2,220,000	31-12-2010
Malta		136	Middle East & North Africa \| 19	2,211,000	31-12-2013
Uganda		137	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 19	2,192,000	31-12-2010
New Caledonia		138	East Asia & Pacific \| 21	1,840,000	31-12-2010
Malawi		139	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 20	1,835,000	31-12-2010
The Bahamas		140	Latin America & Caribbean \| 23	1,795,000	31-12-2010
Bhutan		141	South Asia \| 7	1,680,000	31-12-2010
Guam		142	East Asia & Pacific \| 22	1,635,000	31-12-2010
Gabon		143	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 21	1,442,000	31-12-2010
Suriname		144	Latin America & Caribbean \| 24	1,423,000	31-12-2010
Liechtenstein		145	Europe & Central Asia \| 50	1,360,000	31-12-2012
Madagascar		146	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 22	1,126,000	31-12-2010
Swaziland		147	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 23	1,058,000	31-12-2010
Barbados		148	Latin America & Caribbean \| 25	986,000	31-12-2010
Curaçao		149	Latin America & Caribbean \| 26	968,000	31-12-2008
Aruba		150	Latin America & Caribbean \| 27	911,400	31-12-2010
Guinea		151	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 24	901,200	31-12-2010
Benin		152	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 25	870,100	31-12-2010
Niger		153	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 26	832,500	31-12-2010
Fiji		154	East Asia & Pacific \| 23	808,300	31-12-2010
Burkina Faso		155	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 27	773,100	31-12-2010
Virgin Islands		156	Latin America & Caribbean \| 28	767,300	31-12-2010
South Sudan		157	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 28	694,100	31-12-2010
Togo		158	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 29	676,100	31-12-2010
Mauritania		159	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 30	651,900	31-12-2010
Bermuda		160	North America \| 3	638,400	31-12-2010
Belize		161	Latin America & Caribbean \| 29	630,000	31-12-2011
French Polynesia		162	East Asia & Pacific \| 24	625,000	31-12-2010
Congo		163	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 31	588,000	31-12-2012
Andorra		164	Europe & Central Asia \| 51	562,400	31-12-2012
Cayman Islands		165	Latin America & Caribbean \| 30	552,000	31-12-2010
Guyana		166	Latin America & Caribbean \| 31	512,000	31-12-2010
Mali		167	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 32	483,600	31-12-2010
St. Lucia		168	Latin America & Caribbean \| 32	332,900	31-12-2010
Rwanda		169	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 33	319,600	31-12-2010
Liberia		170	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 34	311,600	31-12-2010
Lesotho		171	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 35	307,000	31-12-2010
Djibouti		172	Middle East & North Africa \| 20	302,300	31-12-2010
Somalia		173	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 36	288,300	31-12-2010
Maldives		174	South Asia \| 8	280,000	31-12-2010
Greenland		175	Europe & Central Asia \| 52	279,000	31-12-2010
Cape Verde		176	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 37	266,900	31-12-2010
Seychelles		177	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 38	263,200	31-12-2010
Eritrea		178	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 39	253,500	31-12-2010
Faeroe Islands		179	Europe & Central Asia \| 53	249,000	31-12-2010
Burundi		180	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 40	221,400	31-12-2010
The Gambia		181	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 41	213,900	31-12-2010
Haiti		182	Latin America & Caribbean \| 33	208,500	31-12-2012
Turks and Caicos Islands		183	Latin America & Caribbean \| 34	186,000	31-12-2010
Micronesia		184	East Asia & Pacific \| 25	178,600	31-12-2002
Grenada		185	Latin America & Caribbean \| 35	178,400	31-12-2010
Central African Republic		186	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 42	148,800	31-12-2010
American Samoa		187	East Asia & Pacific \| 26	147,900	31-12-2010
Sierra Leone		188	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 43	134,900	31-12-2010
St. Vincent and the Grenadines		189	Latin America & Caribbean \| 36	126,500	31-12-2010
St. Kitts and Nevis		190	Latin America & Caribbean \| 37	125,600	31-12-2010
Samoa		191	East Asia & Pacific \| 27	111,800	31-12-2010
Antigua and Barbuda		192	Latin America & Caribbean \| 38	107,000	31-12-2010
Dominica		193	Latin America & Caribbean \| 39	93,470	31-12-2010
Chad		194	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 44	91,140	31-12-2010
Equatorial Guinea		195	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 45	90,210	31-12-2010
Solomon Islands		196	East Asia & Pacific \| 28	76,260	31-12-2010
Timor-Leste		197	East Asia & Pacific \| 29	67,590	31-12-2012
Guinea-Bissau		198	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 46	62,310	31-12-2010
Vanuatu		199	East Asia & Pacific \| 30	51,150	31-12-2010
Tonga		200	East Asia & Pacific \| 31	38,130	31-12-2010
Comoros		201	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 47	37,200	31-12-2010
São Tomé and Principe		202	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 48	27,900	31-12-2010
Kiribati		203	East Asia & Pacific \| 32	23,250	31-12-2010
Northern Mariana Islands		204	East Asia & Pacific \| 33	48.3	31-12-2009

This entry consists of total electricity generated 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.

Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook