List of countries by electricity consumption

This list of countries by [electric energy consumption] is mostly based on The World Factbook.^[1] For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list with their parent state noted. In addition, the per capita data for many countries may be slightly inaccurate as population data may not be for the same year that the consumption data are. Population data were obtained from the List of countries by population in 2005, except for years other than 2005, in which case they were obtained from the Wikipedia pages for the corresponding countries/territories. Average power per capita was calculated according to the formula:^[2]

Electric power per capita [ in watt-hour ] = Total population electricity consumption [ in MW·h/yr ] * 1,000,000/(365.25 x 24)/population.

Electric power per capita [ in watt-hour ] = Total population electricity consumption [ in MW·h/yr ] * 114.077116 /population.

1 MW·h/yr = 1,000,000 Wh/(365.25 x 24)h = 114.077116 Watt

Rank	Country	Electricity consumption (MW·h/yr)	Year of Data	Source	Population	As of	Average power per capita (watts per person)
—	World	25,320,360,620	2002-10	all sources	7,155,700,000	2014	385
1	China	5,650,000,000	2014	National Energy Administration [3]	1,360,720,000	2013	474
2	United States	4,986,400,000	2013	US DoE	317,848,000	2014	1843
—	European Union	3,237,000,000	2009	CIA	503,492,041	2012	788
3	Russia	1,016,500,000	2012	Ministry of Energy (Russia)[4]	146,019,512	2014	801
4	India	983,823,000	2014	MOSPI[5]	1,242,660,000	2014	152
5	Japan	921,000,000	2012	CIA	127,120,000	2014	941
6	Germany	782,500,000	2012	CIA	80,716,000	2013	1160
7	Canada	570,800,000	2012	CIA	36,584,962	2014	2185
8	Brazil	493,500,000	2012	CIA	201,032,714	2013	301
9	South Korea	482,400,000	2012	CIA	50,219,669	2013	1038
10	France	451,100,000	2012	CIA	65,864,000	2014	904
11	United Kingdom	353,300,000	2013	CIA	63,705,000	2012	822
12	Italy	327,200,000	2012	CIA	60,021,955	2013	781
13	Turkey	264,136,780	2015	Enerji Atlası [6]	78,741,053	2015	335
14	Spain	253,100,000	2012	CIA	46,609,700	2013	875
15	Taiwan	224,300,000	2012	CIA	23,315,822	2012	1080
16	South Africa	234,200,000	2012	CIA	54,002,000	2014	415
17	Mexico	232,000,000	2012	CIA	121,409,830	2013	101
18	Saudi Arabia	231,600,000	2012	CIA	29,195,895	2012	781
19	Australia	229,600,000	2012	CIA	23,060,903	2013	1610
20	Iran	216,290,000	2014	Ministry of Energy(Iran)	77,800,000	2014	317
21	Argentina	208,300,000	2012	CIA	43,542,065	2012	561
22	Indonesia	170,500,000	2012	CIA	247,424,598	2013	109
23	Thailand	155,900,000	2012	CIA	66,720,153	2011	225
24	Poland	149,000,000	2012	CIA	38,501,000	2011	591
25	Egypt	138,600,000	2012	CIA	84,550,000	2013	247
26	Sweden	130,500,000	2012	CIA	9,555,893	2012	1576
27	Norway	119,500,000	2012	CIA	5,063,709	2013	2603
28	Ukraine	118,900,000	2013	CIA	44,863,973	2014	502
29	Netherlands	115,900,000	2012	CIA	16,788,066	2013	856
30	Vietnam	108,000,000	2011	CIA	90,388,000	2012	127
31	Malaysia	93,800,000	2009	CIA	28,334,135	2010	387
32	Kazakhstan	88,110,000	2011	CIA	16,967,000	2013	593
33	Venezuela	85,850,000	2011	CIA	28,946,101	2011	318
34	Belgium	84,780,000	2008	CIA	11,035,948	2012	876
35	Finland	83,090,000	2008	CIA	5,421,827	2012	1747
36	Philippines	77,261,000	2014	Department of Energy	103,775,517	2013	95
37	Pakistan	74,350,000	2010	CIA	186,143,000	2013	67
38	United Arab Emirates	70,580,000	2008	CIA	8,264,070	2010	974
39	Austria	65,670,000	2009	CIA	8,414,638	2011	990
40	Greece	59,530,000	2008	CIA	10,815,197	2011	827
41	Czech Republic	59,260,000	2010	CIA	10,513,209	2012	843
42	Switzerland	57,500,000	2009	CIA	8,014,000	2012	1018
43	Chile	56,350,000	2008	CIA	17,402,630	2012	409
44	Iraq	55,660,000	2010	CIA	31,129,225	2012	204
45	Romania	51,460,000	2010	CIA	20,121,600	2013	315
46	Portugal	48,270,000	2008	CIA	10,581,949	2012	720
47	Israel	47,160,000	2008	CIA	8,002,300	2013	772
48	Hong Kong	45,940,000	2011	CIA	7,061,200	2010	1096
49	Kuwait	42,580,000	2008	CIA	2,818,042	2012	1723
50	Hungary	42,570,000	2010	CIA	9,942,000	2012	488
51	Singapore	41,200,000	2010	CIA	5,312,400	2012	884
52	Uzbekistan	40,100,000	2009	CIA	29,559,100	2012	155
53	Bangladesh	39,100,000	2012	BP[7]	161,083,804	2012	28
54	Colombia	38,820,000	2008	CIA	47,072,915	2012	94
55	New Zealand	38,564,000	2012	MBIE[8]	4,468,200	2013	1085
56	Serbia	35,500,000	2011	CIA	7,186,862	2011	563
57	Peru	34,250,000	2011	CIA	30,475,144	2013	189
58	Denmark	32,070,000	2010	CIA	5,687,591	2012	1343
59	Belarus	31,070,000	2008	CIA	9,457,500	2012	375
60	Algeria	30,700,000	2008	CIA	37,900,000	2012	142
61	Syria	28,990,000	2008	CIA	22,530,746	2012	147
62	Slovakia	28,760,000	2010	CIA	5,410,836	2012	690
63	Bulgaria	28,300,000	2009	CIA	7,364,570	2011	438
64	Ireland	25,850,000	2011	CIA	4,580,252	2012	643
65	Libya	22,890,000	2008	CIA	6,202,000	2013	460
66	Morocco	21,470,000	2008	CIA	32,878,400	2012	74
67	Puerto Rico	20,960,000	2008	CIA	3,667,084	2012	1023
68	Croatia	18,870,000	2010	CIA	4,284,889	2011	502
69	North Korea	18,850,000	2008	CIA	24,554,000	2011	58
70	Azerbaijan	18,800,000	2008	CIA	9,356,500	2013	229
71	Qatar	18,790,000	2008	CIA	1,903,447	2013	1525
72	Nigeria	18,140,000	2008	CIA	170,123,740	2012	12
73	Tajikistan	16,700,000	2009	CIA	7,616,000	2011	250
74	Iceland	16,480,000	2009	CIA	321,857	2012	5837
75	Ecuador	14,920,000	2008	CIA	15,223,680	2011	182
76	Slovenia	14,700,000	2009	CIA	2,055,496	2012	815
77	Cuba	14,200,000	2008	CIA	11,163,934	2012	275
78	Oman	13,250,000	2008	CIA	2,773,479	2010	545
79	Turkmenistan	13,000,000	2009	CIA	5,125,693	2012	289
80	Dominican Republic	12,870,000	2008	CIA	9,445,281	2010	365
81	Tunisia	12,490,000	2008	CIA	10,732,900	2012	236

Electric energy production versus consumption

Based on the above table and the data presented in the Wikipedia article on Electricity generation the table on the right is a comparison of electric energy production versus consumption for the worlds' top 30 energy producing countries.

See also

• World energy resources and consumption
• Electricity consumption

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html.

1. "COUNTRY COMPARISON :: ELECTRICITY - CONSUMPTION". CIA. 2013 edgar feo. Retrieved November 2014. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
2. It is interesting to compare the average electric power consumed per capita with the person's basal metabolic rate (about 65 watts), the average power obtained by a human body at rest from the food metabolism.
3. http://www.askci.com/finance/2015/01/20/1013378nyi.shtml
4. Схема и программа развития Единой энергетической системы России на 2013 – 2019 годы
5. Energy statistics 2015 - page 48,57
6. "Electricity consumption in Turkey". 2015. Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
7. http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/reports_and_publications/statistical_energy_review_2011/STAGING/local_assets/spreadsheets/statistical_review_of_world_energy_full_report_2011.xls#'Electricity Generation '!A1
8. "Energy in New Zealand". Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

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