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Countries with the highest
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)

In 2020, Iceland leads Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) with 50,719.99. Norway follows at 23,863.30, and the gap between the top two positions is 26,856.70. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.013 K25 K38 K51 KIcelandIceland: 50,719.9951 KNorwayNorway: 23,863.3024 KBahrainBahrain: 21,442.6821 KQatarQatar: 16,636.2017 KKuwaitKuwait: 15,481.1115 KCanadaCanada: 14,763.7415 KFinlandFinland: 14,688.7415 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 13,855.0714 KSwedenSweden: 12,607.5013 KUnited StatesUnited States: 12,393.4212 KLuxembourgLuxembourg: 11,980.9212 KBrunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 11,837.1812 K

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Indonesia 1,119.62
102 Jamaica 1,094.06
103 Eswatini 1,092.45
104 Gabon 1,052.30
105 El Salvador 989.47
106 Syrian Arab Republic 967.67
107 Morocco 916.19
108 India 901.40
109 Lao PDR 867.89
110 Philippines 821.12
111 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 776.51
112 Bolivia 770.29
113 Equatorial Guinea 732.90
114 Cambodia 706.29
115 Sri Lanka 682.60
116 Guatemala 680.00
117 Honduras 676.90
118 Zambia 618.65
119 Nicaragua 581.09
120 Pakistan 517.77
121 Bangladesh 511.70
122 Ghana 503.55
123 Zimbabwe 479.88
124 Angola 439.12
125 Mozambique 417.43
126 Myanmar 395.03
127 Senegal 312.16
128 Congo, Rep. 310.28
129 Sudan 300.90
130 Cote d'Ivoire 290.50
131 Cameroon 259.78
132 Nepal 257.26
133 Togo 180.79
134 Kenya 172.64
135 Nigeria 145.16
136 Burkina Faso 131.90
137 Congo, Dem. Rep. 130.45
138 Tanzania 119.33
139 Eritrea 110.29
140 Benin 98.47
141 Yemen, Rep. 93.87
142 Ethiopia 93.38
143 Uganda 78.93
144 Haiti 75.51
145 Madagascar 70.22
146 Niger 61.22
147 Rwanda 56.10
148 South Sudan 49.63
149 Chad 14.28

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland leads the global ranking for Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in 2020, with a lead of 26,856.70 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Brunei Darussalam at 11,837.18.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.