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

In 2023, Iceland leads Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) with 50,951.22. Norway follows at 23,520.18, and the gap between the top two positions is 27,431.04. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.013 K25 K38 K51 KIcelandIceland: 50,951.2251 KNorwayNorway: 23,520.1824 KBahrainBahrain: 23,120.2523 KQatarQatar: 19,963.2420 KKuwaitKuwait: 16,496.2016 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 15,284.7015 KCanadaCanada: 14,472.3114 KFinlandFinland: 14,392.7814 KUnited StatesUnited States: 12,553.1313 KSwedenSweden: 12,149.5212 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 11,910.5812 KLuxembourgLuxembourg: 11,447.5611 K

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Iceland 50,951.22
2 Norway 23,520.18
3 Bahrain 23,120.25
4 Qatar 19,963.24
5 Kuwait 16,496.20
6 United Arab Emirates 15,284.70
7 Canada 14,472.31
8 Finland 14,392.78
9 United States 12,553.13
10 Sweden 12,149.52
11 Saudi Arabia 11,910.58
12 Luxembourg 11,447.56
13 Korea, Rep. 11,426.07
14 Brunei Darussalam 10,674.39
15 Australia 9,819.87
16 Singapore 9,750.50
17 Oman 8,203.17
18 New Zealand 8,021.15
19 Austria 7,860.15
20 Japan 7,655.02
21 Russian Federation 7,285.35
22 Switzerland 7,174.97
23 Belgium 6,931.10
24 Israel 6,772.06
25 Trinidad and Tobago 6,663.94
26 China 6,523.72
27 Slovenia 6,418.42
28 France 6,415.03
29 Hong Kong SAR, China 6,359.12
30 Netherlands 6,206.43
31 Ireland 6,144.74
32 Czechia 5,965.37
33 Germany 5,947.27
34 Denmark 5,878.14
35 Estonia 5,722.16
36 Bulgaria 5,360.50
37 Curacao 5,276.29
38 Portugal 5,146.35
39 Kazakhstan 5,145.57
40 Spain 5,117.83
41 Serbia 5,089.55
42 Malaysia 5,083.71
43 Italy 5,047.47
44 Gibraltar 5,016.77
45 Malta 5,013.14
46 Greece 4,693.51
47 Slovak Republic 4,673.89
48 Hungary 4,604.58
49 Montenegro 4,564.34
50 Croatia 4,484.04

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland leads the global ranking for Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in 2023, with a lead of 27,431.04 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Luxembourg at 11,447.56.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.