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Economy > Electricity > Consumption: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 3.74 trillion kWh 2009
2 ChinaChina 3.44 trillion kWh 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.01 trillion kWh 2008
3 JapanJapan 963.9 billion kWh 2008
4 RussiaRussia 857.6 billion kWh 2009
5 IndiaIndia 600.6 billion kWh 2008
6 CanadaCanada 549.5 billion kWh 2008
7 GermanyGermany 544.5 billion kWh 2008
8 FranceFrance 460.9 billion kWh 2008
9 BrazilBrazil 421 billion kWh 2009
10 South KoreaSouth Korea 402 billion kWh 2009
11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 344.7 billion kWh 2008
12 ItalyItaly 314.5 billion kWh 2008
13 SpainSpain 267.5 billion kWh 2008
14 AustraliaAustralia 225.4 billion kWh 2008
15 TaiwanTaiwan 220.8 billion kWh 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 216.6 billion kWh 2008
16 South AfricaSouth Africa 212.2 billion kWh 2008
17 IranIran 206.7 billion kWh 2009
18 MexicoMexico 181.5 billion kWh 2009
19 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 174.5 billion kWh 2008
20 TurkeyTurkey 161 billion kWh 2008
21 UkraineUkraine 134.6 billion kWh 2009
22 PolandPoland 132.2 billion kWh 2008
23 SwedenSweden 132.1 billion kWh 2008
24 ThailandThailand 131.6 billion kWh 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 129.15 billion kWh 2008
25 IndonesiaIndonesia 126.1 billion kWh 2008
26 NorwayNorway 115.6 billion kWh 2008
27 NetherlandsNetherlands 112.5 billion kWh 2008
28 EgyptEgypt 109.1 billion kWh 2008
29 ArgentinaArgentina 104.7 billion kWh 2008
30 MalaysiaMalaysia 93.8 billion kWh 2009
31 VietnamVietnam 85.6 billion kWh 2010
32 BelgiumBelgium 84.78 billion kWh 2008
33 VenezuelaVenezuela 84.72 billion kWh 2008
34 FinlandFinland 83.09 billion kWh 2008
35 KazakhstanKazakhstan 77.9 billion kWh 2009
36 United Arab EmiratesUAE 70.58 billion kWh 2008
37 PakistanPakistan 68.55 billion kWh 2008
38 AustriaAustria 65.67 billion kWh 2009
39 GreeceGreece 59.53 billion kWh 2008
40 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 57.5 billion kWh 2009
41 ChileChile 56.35 billion kWh 2008
42 PhilippinesPhilippines 54.4 billion kWh 2009
43 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 53.42 billion kWh 2009
44 IraqIraq 52 billion kWh 2009
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 51.78 billion kWh 2008
45 RomaniaRomania 50.59 billion kWh 2008
46 PortugalPortugal 48.27 billion kWh 2008
47 IsraelIsrael 47.16 billion kWh 2008
48 HungaryHungary 42.7 billion kWh 2010
49 Hong KongHong Kong 42.64 billion kWh 2010
50 KuwaitKuwait 42.58 billion kWh 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 41.25 billion kWh 2008
51 UzbekistanUzbekistan 40.1 billion kWh 2009
52 New ZealandNew Zealand 39.02 billion kWh 2008
53 ColombiaColombia 38.82 billion kWh 2008
54 SingaporeSingapore 37.11 billion kWh 2008
55 SerbiaSerbia 34.1 billion kWh 2010
56 DenmarkDenmark 33.41 billion kWh 2008
57 PeruPeru 31.74 billion kWh 2009
58 BelarusBelarus 31.07 billion kWh 2008
59 AlgeriaAlgeria 30.5 billion kWh 2008
60 SyriaSyria 28.99 billion kWh 2008
61 SlovakiaSlovakia 28.75 billion kWh 2009
62 BulgariaBulgaria 28.3 billion kWh 2009
63 IrelandIreland 26.99 billion kWh 2010
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 24.56 billion kWh 2007
64 BangladeshBangladesh 23.94 billion kWh 2009
65 LibyaLibya 22.89 billion kWh 2008
66 MoroccoMorocco 21.47 billion kWh 2008
67 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 19.46 billion kWh 2008
68 North KoreaNorth Korea 18.85 billion kWh 2008
69 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 18.8 billion kWh 2008
70 QatarQatar 18.79 billion kWh 2008
71 NigeriaNigeria 18.14 billion kWh 2008
72 TajikistanTajikistan 16.7 billion kWh 2009
73 IcelandIceland 16.48 billion kWh 2009
74 CroatiaCroatia 16.06 billion kWh 2008
75 EcuadorEcuador 14.75 billion kWh 2008
76 SloveniaSlovenia 14.7 billion kWh 2009
77 CubaCuba 14.2 billion kWh 2008
78 OmanOman 13.25 billion kWh 2008
79 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 13 billion kWh 2009
80 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 12.87 billion kWh 2008
81 TunisiaTunisia 12.49 billion kWh 2008
82 ZimbabweZimbabwe 12.47 billion kWh 2008
83 JordanJordan 11.3 billion kWh 2008
84 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 10.8 billion kWh 2009
85 BahrainBahrain 10.48 billion kWh 2008
86 LithuaniaLithuania 10.3 billion kWh 2008
87 MozambiqueMozambique 10.18 billion kWh 2008
88 LebanonLebanon 9.79 billion kWh 2009
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 9.28 billion kWh 2007
89 ParaguayParaguay 8.5 billion kWh 2009
90 Costa RicaCosta Rica 8.25 billion kWh 2008
91 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 8.19 billion kWh 2010
92 Sri LankaSri Lanka 7.88 billion kWh 2008
93 ZambiaZambia 7.61 billion kWh 2008
94 UruguayUruguay 7.57 billion kWh 2010
95 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7.47 billion kWh 2008
96 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7.25 billion kWh 2008
97 GuatemalaGuatemala 7.11 billion kWh 2008
=98 EstoniaEstonia 7.08 billion kWh 2009
=98 GeorgiaGeorgia 7.08 billion kWh 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 6.95 billion kWh 2008
100 LatviaLatvia 6.84 billion kWh 2008
101 AlbaniaAlbania 6.59 billion kWh 2011
102 HondurasHonduras 6.54 billion kWh 2011
103 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6.45 billion kWh 2008
104 JamaicaJamaica 6.4 billion kWh 2008
105 GhanaGhana 6.06 billion kWh 2008
106 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 6.04 billion kWh 2008
107 BoliviaBolivia 5.81 billion kWh 2010
108 PanamaPanama 5.8 billion kWh 2010
109 KenyaKenya 5.74 billion kWh 2008
110 KosovoKosovo 5.39 billion kWh 2009
111 ArmeniaArmenia 4.99 billion kWh 2008
112 CameroonCameroon 4.88 billion kWh 2008
113 YemenYemen 4.65 billion kWh 2008
114 BurmaBurma 4.63 billion kWh 2008
115 CyprusCyprus 4.56 billion kWh 2008
116 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.52 billion kWh 2009
117 MoldovaMoldova 4.46 billion kWh 2008
118 SudanSudan 3.79 billion kWh 2008
119 MacauMacau 3.66 billion kWh 2010
120 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3.58 billion kWh 2008
121 West BankWest Bank 3.57 billion kWh 2008
122 TanzaniaTanzania 3.43 billion kWh 2008
123 AngolaAngola 3.37 billion kWh 2008
124 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.36 billion kWh 2008
125 BruneiBrunei 3.05 billion kWh 2008
126 MongoliaMongolia 3.02 billion kWh 2010
127 BotswanaBotswana 2.85 billion kWh 2008
128 NamibiaNamibia 2.85 billion kWh 2009
129 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.76 billion kWh 2008
130 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.65 billion kWh 2008
131 NepalNepal 2.52 billion kWh 2008
132 MontenegroMontenegro 2.47 billion kWh 2008
133 MauritiusMauritius 2.23 billion kWh 2008
134 LaosLaos 2.23 billion kWh 2010
135 MaltaMalta 1.99 billion kWh 2010
136 UgandaUganda 1.96 billion kWh 2008
137 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.91 billion kWh 2008
138 SenegalSenegal 1.76 billion kWh 2008
139 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 1.67 billion kWh 2008
140 GuamGuam 1.64 billion kWh 2008
141 GabonGabon 1.6 billion kWh 2008
=142 MalawiMalawi 1.56 billion kWh 2008
=142 CambodiaCambodia 1.56 billion kWh 2008
144 SurinameSuriname 1.44 billion kWh 2008
145 SwazilandSwaziland 1.21 billion kWh 2008
146 MadagascarMadagascar 1.03 billion kWh 2008
147 BarbadosBarbados 945 million kWh 2008
148 FijiFiji 865.8 million kWh 2008
149 GuineaGuinea 855.6 million kWh 2008
150 ArubaAruba 846.3 million kWh 2008
151 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 784.5 million kWh 2008
152 GuyanaGuyana 688 million kWh 2008
153 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 683.5 million kWh 2008
154 TogoTogo 671.9 million kWh 2008
155 BeninBenin 653 million kWh 2008
156 BermudaBermuda 636.4 million kWh 2008
157 JerseyJersey 630.1 million kWh 2004
158 NigerNiger 626 million kWh 2008
159 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 623.1 million kWh 2008
160 AndorraAndorra 598.7 million kWh 2009
161 MaldivesMaldives 542 million kWh 2009
162 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 537.5 million kWh 2008
163 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 534 million kWh 2008
164 MauritaniaMauritania 508.7 million kWh 2008
165 MaliMali 455.7 million kWh 2008
166 LiberiaLiberia 311.6 million kWh 2008
167 HaitiHaiti 309 million kWh 2010
168 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 308 million kWh 2008
169 SomaliaSomalia 293 million kWh 2008
170 GreenlandGreenland 288.6 million kWh 2008
171 BurundiBurundi 273.4 million kWh 2008
172 DjiboutiDjibouti 260.4 million kWh 2008
173 SeychellesSeychelles 241.8 million kWh 2008
174 Cape VerdeCape Verde 238.6 million kWh 2008
175 RwandaRwanda 236.8 million kWh 2008
176 LesothoLesotho 236 million kWh 2008
177 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 234.3 million kWh 2008
178 AfghanistanAfghanistan 231.1 million kWh 2009
179 EritreaEritrea 224.9 million kWh 2008
180 The GambiaThe Gambia 204.6 million kWh 2008
181 BelizeBelize 200.4 million kWh 2008
182 BhutanBhutan 184 million kWh 2009
183 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 178.6 million kWh 2002
184 GrenadaGrenada 177.4 million kWh 2009
185 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 176.7 million kWh 2008
186 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 162.8 million kWh 2008
187 GibraltarGibraltar 156 million kWh 2008
188 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 148.8 million kWh 2008
189 MayotteMayotte 139.2 million kWh 2005
190 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 122.7 million kWh 2008
191 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 120.9 million kWh 2008
192 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 107 million kWh 2008
193 SamoaSamoa 98.58 million kWh 2008
194 ChadChad 93 million kWh 2008
195 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 85.56 million kWh 2008
196 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 83.7 million kWh 2008
197 DominicaDominica 80.91 million kWh 2008
198 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 72.54 million kWh 2008
199 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 65.1 million kWh 2008
200 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 53.94 million kWh 2008
201 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 49.29 million kWh 2008
202 ComorosComoros 48.36 million kWh 2008
203 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 41.85 million kWh 2008
204 VanuatuVanuatu 39.99 million kWh 2008
205 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 38.13 million kWh 2008
206 TongaTonga 37.2 million kWh 2008
=207 NauruNauru 29.76 million kWh 2008
=207 Cook IslandsCook Islands 29.76 million kWh 2008
=209 KiribatiKiribati 20.46 million kWh 2008
=209 MontserratMontserrat 20.46 million kWh 2008
211 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 15.81 million kWh 2008
212 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 7.44 million kWh 2008
213 NiueNiue 2.79 million kWh 2008
214 Gaza StripGaza Strip 202,000 kWh 2009
215 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 48,300 kWh 2009

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