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

In 2022, Iceland leads Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) with 51,258.76. Norway follows at 23,373.47, and the gap between the top two positions is 27,885.29. 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: 51,258.7651 KNorwayNorway: 23,373.4723 KBahrainBahrain: 23,151.5523 KQatarQatar: 19,381.0919 KKuwaitKuwait: 16,570.5717 KCanadaCanada: 14,901.6415 KFinlandFinland: 14,738.2015 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 14,687.9715 KUnited StatesUnited States: 12,968.9813 KSwedenSweden: 12,418.4012 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 11,840.6012 KKorea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 11,705.6312 K

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Lithuania 4,416.17
52 Chile 4,405.86
53 Montenegro 4,345.80
54 United Kingdom 4,314.48
55 Libya 3,979.07
56 Belarus 3,902.77
57 Cyprus 3,848.67
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,773.09
59 Latvia 3,714.52
60 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3,695.73
61 Georgia 3,682.96
62 Uruguay 3,589.89
63 Turkiye 3,554.23
64 North Macedonia 3,484.17
65 South Africa 3,404.62
66 Suriname 2,955.88
67 Albania 2,840.96
68 Argentina 2,833.12
69 Turkmenistan 2,829.25
70 Thailand 2,828.55
71 Brazil 2,787.76
72 Romania 2,717.54
73 Viet Nam 2,624.40
74 Panama 2,546.37
75 Mongolia 2,545.61
76 Mexico 2,513.81
77 Ukraine 2,419.59
78 Armenia 2,403.68
79 Azerbaijan 2,365.86
80 Mauritius 2,334.21
81 Moldova 2,255.35
82 Paraguay 2,213.01
83 Costa Rica 2,142.96
84 Venezuela, RB 2,138.23
85 Uzbekistan 2,094.05
86 Kyrgyz Republic 1,971.26
87 Dominican Republic 1,818.67
88 Jordan 1,790.65
89 Algeria 1,756.59
90 Tunisia 1,595.47
91 Botswana 1,590.23
92 Ecuador 1,589.55
93 Peru 1,568.31
94 Colombia 1,528.09
95 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1,477.95
96 Tajikistan 1,475.61
97 Iraq 1,373.12
98 Cuba 1,346.77
99 Indonesia 1,330.99
100 Lao PDR 1,263.66

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland leads the global ranking for Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in 2022, with a lead of 27,885.29 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Korea, Rep. at 11,705.63.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.