Metric briefing
Electricity Use (Per Capita) by Country
149 countries • kWh/person • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- Iceland
- Lowest country
- Bahrain
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Annual electric power consumption in kilowatt-hours per person, from World Bank Open Data.
At a Glance
World average
4.0K
Middle country
2.5K
Low end
0
High end
51.0K
Countries
149
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Electricity Use (Per Capita)
Highest Electricity Use (Per Capita)
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 Iceland is 27.4K kWh/person higher than #2 Norway (51.0K kWh/person vs 23.5K kWh/person).
Another sharp ranking jump: #2 Norway is 4.1K kWh/person higher than #3 Qatar (23.5K kWh/person vs 19.4K kWh/person).
Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Qatar is 2.8K kWh/person higher than #4 Kuwait (19.4K kWh/person vs 16.6K kWh/person).