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

In 2021, Iceland leads Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) with 51,135.51. Norway follows at 24,650.17, and the gap between the top two positions is 26,485.34. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.013 K26 K38 K51 KIcelandIceland: 51,135.5151 KNorwayNorway: 24,650.1725 KBahrainBahrain: 22,118.9722 KQatarQatar: 19,448.6019 KKuwaitKuwait: 16,867.9817 KFinlandFinland: 15,646.5916 KCanadaCanada: 15,003.7115 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 14,828.6915 KSwedenSweden: 13,018.0013 KUnited StatesUnited States: 12,556.0813 KLuxembourgLuxembourg: 12,151.9112 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 12,074.5312 K

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Indonesia 1,210.58
102 Jamaica 1,107.24
103 Eswatini 1,082.39
104 El Salvador 1,070.69
105 Gabon 1,063.23
106 Lao PDR 1,030.56
107 India 963.36
108 Morocco 950.47
109 Syrian Arab Republic 918.13
110 Philippines 850.25
111 Bolivia 834.02
112 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 809.41
113 Guatemala 784.83
114 Honduras 780.48
115 Equatorial Guinea 732.89
116 Cambodia 725.80
117 Sri Lanka 713.67
118 Zambia 675.08
119 Nicaragua 618.23
120 Bangladesh 572.51
121 Pakistan 570.21
122 Ghana 542.21
123 Zimbabwe 460.46
124 Myanmar 422.54
125 Mozambique 406.18
126 Angola 394.73
127 Senegal 329.60
128 Congo, Rep. 321.61
129 Cote d'Ivoire 308.40
130 Nepal 305.72
131 Sudan 304.58
132 Cameroon 241.75
133 Kenya 184.43
134 Togo 181.57
135 Nigeria 151.15
136 Congo, Dem. Rep. 133.63
137 Tanzania 129.05
138 Burkina Faso 126.48
139 Eritrea 115.22
140 Benin 113.24
141 Yemen, Rep. 88.18
142 Uganda 84.27
143 Ethiopia 83.88
144 Madagascar 80.09
145 Haiti 74.11
146 Rwanda 62.00
147 Niger 55.71
148 South Sudan 50.53
149 Chad 17.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland leads the global ranking for Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in 2021, with a lead of 26,485.34 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Saudi Arabia at 12,074.53.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.