The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 139.5 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 8349.31 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Montserrat: 0.02 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Iceland is by far the largest per capita consumer of electricity worldwide, averaging 51.9 megawatt-hours per person in 2024. This results from a combination of factors, such as low-cost electricity production, increased heating demand, and the presence of energy-intensive industries in the country. Norway, Qatar, and Canada were also some of the world's largest electricity consumers per capita that year. China is the leading overall power consumer Power-intensive industries, the purchasing power of the average citizen, household size, and general power efficiency standards all contribute to the amount of electricity that is consumed per person every year. However, in terms of total electricity consumption, a country's size and population can also play an important role. In 2024, the three most populous countries in the world, namely China, the United States, and India, were also the three largest electricity consumers. Global electricity consumption on the rise In 2023, net electricity consumption worldwide amounted to over 27,000 terawatt-hours, an increase of 30 percent in comparison to a decade earlier. When compared to 1980, global electricity consumption more than tripled. On the generation side, the world is still strongly dependent on fossil fuels. Despite the world's renewable energy capacity quintupling in the last decade, coal and gas combined still accounted for almost 60 percent of global electricity generation in 2023.

China is the largest consumer of primary energy in the world, having used some 176.35 exajoules in 2024. This is a lot more than what the United States consumed, which comes in second place. The majority of primary energy fuels worldwide are still derived from fossil fuels, such as oil and coal. China's energy mix China’s primary energy mix has shifted from a dominant use of coal to an increase in natural gas and renewable sources. Since 2013, the renewables share in total energy consumption has grown by around eight percentage points. Overall, global primary energy consumption has increased over the last decade, and it is expected to experience the largest growth in emerging economies like the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India, and China. What is primary energy? Primary energy is the energy inherent in natural resources such as crude oil, coal, and wind before further transformation. For example, crude oil can be refined into secondary fuels, such as gasoline or diesel, while wind is harnessed for electricity - itself a secondary energy source. A country’s total primary energy supply is a measure of the country’s primary energy sources. Meanwhile, end-use energy is the energy directly consumed by the user and includes primary fuels such as natural gas, as well as secondary sources, like electricity and gasoline.

Electricity use in data centers run by Google and Microsoft accounted for ** terawatt hours in 2023, greater than that of the country of Jordan. The training of AI models has heavily contributed to an increase in energy requirements, leading a number of big tech companies to consume more energy than countries.

Asia is the world's region with the greatest electricity consumption. In 2023, countries within that region consumed a combined 12,868 terawatt-hours of electricity. The region is home to China, the world's largest electricity consuming country. North America and Europe trailed in second and third, with 4,623 and 3,223 terawatt-hours consumed, respectively.

Iran IR: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data was reported at 2,985.687 kWh in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,795.957 kWh for 2013. Iran IR: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 1,100.986 kWh from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2014, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,985.687 kWh in 2014 and a record low of 274.134 kWh in 1971. Iran IR: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank: Energy Production and Consumption. Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.; ; IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/; Weighted average; Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 0.529 percent. The highest value was in China: 33.017 percent and the lowest value was in the Central African Republic: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

CN: Electricity Consumption: ytd: SI: Industry: Heavy data was reported at 3,660.671 kWh bn in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,264.300 kWh bn for Nov 2017. CN: Electricity Consumption: ytd: SI: Industry: Heavy data is updated monthly, averaging 1,469.835 kWh bn from Feb 2007 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 129 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,660.671 kWh bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 211.000 kWh bn in Jan 2012. CN: Electricity Consumption: ytd: SI: Industry: Heavy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Electricity Council. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Energy Sector – Table CN.RBB: Electricity Consumption: by Industry.

Electricity Generation: Water Power data was reported at 9,757,635.000 MWh in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10,037,426.000 MWh for Apr 2018. Electricity Generation: Water Power data is updated monthly, averaging 10,561,529.000 MWh from Jan 1993 (Median) to May 2018, with 305 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,834,861.000 MWh in Jan 2016 and a record low of 5,563,904.000 MWh in Jul 1996. Electricity Generation: Water Power data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Norway. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.RB007: Electricity Consumption and Generation.

Iran Electricity Consumption: Household data was reported at 18,339.000 kWh mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,260.000 kWh mn for Mar 2018. Iran Electricity Consumption: Household data is updated quarterly, averaging 15,589.000 kWh mn from Jun 2008 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,016.100 kWh mn in Sep 2017 and a record low of 12,262.000 kWh mn in Mar 2012. Iran Electricity Consumption: Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.RB002: Electricity Generation and Consumption.

Latvia Electricity Consumption data was reported at 622.000 GWh in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 621.000 GWh for Feb 2025. Latvia Electricity Consumption data is updated monthly, averaging 595.000 GWh from Jan 2006 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 231 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 776.000 GWh in Jan 2008 and a record low of 481.000 GWh in Jun 2013. Latvia Electricity Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.RB002: Electricity Statistics.

Germany is the largest electricity consumer in the European Union (EU), with demand exceeding *** terawatt-hours in 2024. France followed closely in second, with a demand of *** terawatt-hours. In contrast, the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta had the lowest power demands in the EU that year.

Luxembourg LU: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data was reported at 13,914.678 kWh in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14,193.168 kWh for 2013. Luxembourg LU: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 12,632.241 kWh from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2014, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,829.963 kWh in 2010 and a record low of 4,548.205 kWh in 1960. Luxembourg LU: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Luxembourg – Table LU.World Bank: Energy Production and Consumption. Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.; ; IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/; Weighted Average; Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

This table shows the supply of electricity. Consumption of electricity is calculated from the supply variables. The supply of electricity primarily includes production plus imports minus exports. The majority of the electricity produced is supplied to the public electricity grid by, for example, power stations and wind turbines. A smaller part is generated by companies themselves for the benefit of their own business processes. For example, many greenhouse companies generate their own electricity for the lighting of their greenhouses.

The net production is determined as gross production minus the own consumption of electricity. Own consumption is the amount of electricity that a producer or installation consumes during electricity production. The net production is broken down in this table into the following energy sources from which the electricity is produced: nuclear energy, coal, petroleum products, natural gas, biomass, other fuels (non-renewable), hydro power, wind energy, solar photovoltaic and other sources.

Imports and exports are further broken down by country of origin or destination.

The total net consumption of electricity in the Netherlands is calculated as the net production plus imports minus exports and distribution losses.

Data available: Annual figures are available from 1929 onwards. Monthly figures on total electricity production, import and export are available from 1976. Full data per month is available from 2015.

Status of the figures: - All figures up to and including reporting year 2022 are definite. - Figures for 2023 and 2024 are revised provisional. - Figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of August 27th 2025: Figures added for June 2025.

Changes as of July 28th 2025: Figures added for May 2025.

Changes as of July 2025: Compiling figures on solar electricity took more time than scheduled. Consequently, not all StatLine tables on energy contain the most recent 2024 data on production for solar electricity. This table contains the outdated data from June 2025. The most recent figures are 5 percent higher for 2024 solar electricity production. These figures are in these two tables (in Dutch): - StatLine - Zonnestroom; vermogen en vermogensklasse, bedrijven en woningen, regio - StatLine - Hernieuwbare energie; zonnestroom, windenergie, RES-regio Next update is scheduled in November 2025. From that moment all figures will be fully consistent again. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Changes as of June 30th 2025: Figures added for April 2025.

Changes as of June 16th 2025: Figures added for 2024 have been updated.

Changes as of May 23rd 2025: Figures added for March 2025.

When will new figures be published? Provisional figures: the second month after the end of the reporting period. Revised provisional figures: June of the year following the reporting year. Definite figures: not later than November of the second following year.

Israel IL: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data was reported at 6,600.898 kWh in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,710.094 kWh for 2013. Israel IL: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 4,593.655 kWh from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2014, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,184.502 kWh in 2012 and a record low of 2,288.693 kWh in 1971. Israel IL: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.World Bank: Energy Production and Consumption. Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.; ; IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/; Weighted average; Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

This horizontal bar chart displays fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) by country full name using the aggregation average in Europe. The data is about countries.

This horizontal bar chart displays renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation average. The data is about countries.

This horizontal bar chart displays renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) by country using the aggregation average in Colombia. The data is about countries per year.

This dataset is about countries per year in Tuvalu. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, ISO 2 country code, and renewable energy consumption.

This dataset is about countries in Africa. It has 54 rows. It features 4 columns: ISO 3 country code, longitude, and renewable energy consumption.