Electricity Consumption by Country 2025

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2022 Electricity Consumption (bn kWh)

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5 Countries that Consume the Most Electricity

8,540 bn kWh

4,128 bn kWh

1,463 bn kWh

1,026 bn kWh

939 bn kWh

Country
2022 Electricity Consumption (bn kWh)
China8,540
United States4,128
India1,463
Russia1,026
Japan939
South Korea587
Brazil583
Canada553
Germany507
France426
Saudi Arabia393
Iran316
Indonesia312
Italy298
Mexico297
United Kingdom287
Turkey280
Taiwan274
Vietnam252
Australia250
Spain233
South Africa201
Thailand200
Malaysia181
Egypt177
United Arab Emirates162
Poland157
Pakistan146
Sweden130
Argentina128
Norway122
Netherlands112
Kazakhstan108
Philippines103
Ukraine100
Bangladesh100
Chile87
Colombia81
Finland80
Belgium80
Kuwait79
Algeria78
Uzbekistan68
Iraq66
Israel65
Austria65
Czech Republic62
Switzerland57
Singapore57
Venezuela57
Qatar51
Peru51
Portugal50
Romania50
Greece47
Hong Kong45
Hungary43
New Zealand41
Oman39
Belarus36
Bulgaria35
Morocco35
Bahrain35
Denmark33
Nigeria32
Ireland31
Serbia31
Ecuador28
Slovakia26
Libya25
Azerbaijan24
Jordan20
Iceland19
Ghana19
Dominican Republic19
Tunisia19
North Korea18
Puerto Rico18
Paraguay17
Croatia17
Turkmenistan17
Myanmar15
Angola15
Zambia15
Sudan15
Cuba15
Tajikistan14
Georgia14
Kyrgyzstan13
Mozambique13
Slovenia13
Syria13
Bosnia and Herzegovina13
Uruguay12
Panama12
Guatemala11
DR Congo11
Lithuania11
Cambodia11
Costa Rica11
Ethiopia11
Bolivia11
Sri Lanka10
Bhutan10
Kenya10
Nepal9
Lebanon9
Trinidad and Tobago9
Zimbabwe9
Laos9
Honduras9
Ivory Coast9
Mongolia9
Tanzania8
Estonia7
Armenia7
Senegal7
El Salvador7
Albania7
Cameroon6
Luxembourg6
Afghanistan6
Latvia6
North Macedonia6
Macau6
Moldova6
Brunei5
Cyprus5
Papua New Guinea5
Nicaragua4
Uganda4
Botswana4
Mali3
Namibia3
Jamaica3
Mauritius3
Montenegro3
Malta3
New Caledonia3
Guinea3
Gabon2
Yemen2
Madagascar2
Republic of the Congo2
Burkina Faso2
Bahamas2
Suriname2
Guam2
Mauritania2
Niger2
Togo2
Benin2
Eswatini1
Equatorial Guinea1
Malawi1
Barbados1
Fiji1
Guyana1
Rwanda1
Lesotho1
Maldives1
Aruba1
Cayman Islands1
French Polynesia1
United States Virgin Islands1
Liberia1
South Sudan1
Bermuda1
Seychelles1
Greenland1
Djibouti1
Belize0
Haiti0
Burundi0
Timor Leste0
Gambia0
Faroe Islands0
Somalia0
Saint Lucia0
Eritrea0
Cape Verde0
Antigua and Barbuda0
Chad0
Turks and Caicos Islands0
Gibraltar0
Grenada0
Saint Kitts and Nevis0
Samoa0
Dominica0
British Virgin Islands0
American Samoa0
Central African Republic0
Sierra Leone0
Comoros0
Sao Tome and Principe0
Solomon Islands0
Guinea Bissau0
Tonga0
Vanuatu0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon0
Cook Islands0
Nauru0
Kiribati0
Falkland Islands0
Montserrat0
Niue0
  • Data are expressed in billions of kilowatt hours (kWh). For example, Afghanistan’s displayed 2021 value of 5.53 corresponds to 5,530,000,000 kWh.